Turkey shares lower at close of trade; BIST 100 down 1.58%

Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Wholesale&Retail Trade, Telecoms and Services sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 1.58%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Katilimevim Tasarruf Finansman AS (IS:KTLEV), which rose 9.09% or 4.75 points to trade at 57.00 at the close. Goltas Goller Bolgesi Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:GOLTS) added 6.48% or 25.50 points to end at 419.00 and Altinay Savunma Teknolojileri AS (IS:ALTNY) was up 4.09% or 3.85 points to 98.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS (IS:TOASO), which lost 4.23% or 8.30 points to trade at 188.00 in late trade. BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS (IS:BIMAS) declined 4.11% or 20.00 points to end at 466.50 and Aksa Enerji Uretim AS (IS:AKSEN) shed 3.85% or 1.32 points to 33.00.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 322 to 234 and 26 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.85% or 51.90 to $2,748.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.59% or 1.09 to hit $69.70 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.44% or 1.04 to trade at $73.20 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.15% to 34.26, while EUR/TRY rose 0.23% to 37.29.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 104.00.