Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Transport, Electricity and Wood, Paper & Printing sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 2.73%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Soda Sanayi AS (IS:SODA), which rose 1.62% or 0.080 points to trade at 5.030 at the close. Meanwhile, DO & Co AG (IS:DOCO) added 0.11% or 0.20 points to end at 175.30 and Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS (IS:FROTO) was down 0.17% or 0.08 points to 46.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Turk Hava Yollari AO (IS:THYAO), which fell 9.26% or 0.860 points to trade at 8.430 at the close. Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS (IS:DOHOL) declined 7.22% or 0.070 points to end at 0.900 and Park Elektrik Uretim Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:PRKME) was down 7.00% or 0.320 points to 4.250.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 363 to 31 and 11 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.81% or 10.39 to $1285.29 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.75% or 0.37 to hit $49.66 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.47% or 0.26 to trade at $55.88 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 2.92% to 3.7205, while EUR/TRY rose 3.12% to 4.3724.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 93.51.