Turkey stocks lower at close of trade; BIST 100 down 0.40%

Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Sports, Non-Metal Mineral Products and Technology sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 0.40%.

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Vestel Beyaz Esya Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:VESBE), which rose 5.27% or 0.92 points to trade at 18.37 at the close. Meanwhile, Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayi AS (IS:AKSA) added 4.01% or 0.42 points to end at 10.90 and Sekerbank TAS (IS:SKBNK) was up 3.57% or 0.17 points to 4.93 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Agrotech Yuksek Teknoloji ve Yatirim AS (IS:AGROT), which fell 9.97% or 1.43 points to trade at 12.92 at the close. Peker Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:PEKGY) declined 7.89% or 0.12 points to end at 1.40 and Kaleseramik Canakkale Kalebodur Seramik Sanayi AS (IS:KLSER) was down 5.22% or 2.10 points to 38.10.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 408 to 157 and 14 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.35% or 36.66 to $2,755.06 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.28% or 0.88 to hit $69.47 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.97% or 0.70 to trade at $72.89 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.10% to 34.86, while EUR/TRY fell 0.32% to 36.59.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 106.41.