Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology, Basic Metals and Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 3.10% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Galatasaray Sportif Sinai ve Ticari Yatirimlar AS (IS:GSRAY), which rose 7.11% or 0.15 points to trade at 2.26 at the close. Meanwhile, Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES) added 2.46% or 0.64 points to end at 26.64 and Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:BRISA) was up 2.08% or 0.14 points to 6.88 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayi AS (IS:AKSA), which fell 14.03% or 2.17 points to trade at 13.30 at the close. Besiktas Futbol Yatirimlari Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:BJKAS) declined 13.31% or 0.450 points to end at 2.930 and TAV Havalimanlari Holding (IS:TAVHL) was down 7.79% or 1.84 points to 21.78.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 313 to 74 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Besiktas Futbol Yatirimlari Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:BJKAS) fell to 52-week lows; losing 13.31% or 0.450 to 2.930.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.58% or 7.70 to $1315.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.43% or 0.29 to hit $68.39 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.00% or 0.74 to trade at $74.53 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.65% to 4.0686, while EUR/TRY rose 0.14% to 4.9132.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.38% at 91.66.