Turkey stocks lower at close of trade; BIST 100 down 0.08%

Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Banking , Sports and Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 0.08%.

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Reeder Teknoloji Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:REEDR ), which rose 5.97% or 0.80 points to trade at 14.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Cimsa Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:CIMSA ) added 4.52% or 2.40 points to end at 55.50 and Girisim Elektrik Taahhut Ticaret & Sanayi AS (IS:GESAN ) was up 3.84% or 1.80 points to 48.70 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Ard Grup Bilisim Teknolojileri AS (IS:ARDYZ ), which fell 2.59% or 1.04 points to trade at 39.10 at the close. Akbank TAS (IS:AKBNK ) declined 2.49% or 1.70 points to end at 66.45 and Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS (IS:FROTO ) was down 2.46% or 23.50 points to 932.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 282 to 281 and 22 ended unchanged.

Shares in Cimsa Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:CIMSA ) rose to all time highs; up 4.52% or 2.40 to 55.50.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.02% or 28.29 to $2,793.29 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $74.60 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.18% or 0.14 to trade at $78.43 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.18% to 35.68, while EUR/TRY rose 1.12% to 37.51.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.62% at 107.19.

Source: Investing.com