Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Transport, Basic Metals and Textile & Leather sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 2.79% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (IS:ULKER), which rose 8.95% or 1.57 points to trade at 19.11 at the close. Meanwhile, Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS (IS:SISE) added 4.32% or 0.180 points to end at 4.350 and Trakya Cam Sanayi AS (IS:TRKCM) was up 3.73% or 0.150 points to 4.170 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SASA Polyester Sanayi AS (IS:SASA), which fell 11.90% or 1.230 points to trade at 9.110 at the close. Turk Hava Yollari AO (IS:THYAO) declined 11.09% or 1.680 points to end at 13.470 and Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD) was down 9.19% or 0.420 points to 4.150.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 316 to 67 and 26 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.01% or 0.10 to $1302.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.71% or 0.47 to hit $65.48 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.20% or 0.93 to trade at $76.39 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.00% to 4.4841, while EUR/TRY fell 0.28% to 5.2808.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 93.55.