Turkey stocks lower at close of trade; BIST 100 down 0.98%

Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Food & Beverages , Non-Metal Mineral Products and Information Technology sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 0.98% to hit a new 6-months low.

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN ), which rose 8.47% or 4.90 points to trade at 62.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD ) added 3.43% or 0.88 points to end at 26.52 and Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS (IS:EREGL ) was up 2.99% or 1.42 points to 48.92 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were 1000 Yatirimlar Holding AS (IS:BINHO ), which fell 7.58% or 23.75 points to trade at 289.75 at the close. Reeder Teknoloji Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:REEDR ) declined 4.82% or 1.04 points to end at 20.54 and Europower Enerji ve Otomasyon Teknolojileri Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:EUPWR ) was down 4.57% or 1.30 points to 27.14.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 426 to 140 and 12 ended unchanged.

Shares in Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN ) rose to all time highs; rising 8.47% or 4.90 to 62.75.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.38% or 36.35 to $2,675.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.71% or 0.54 to hit $75.31 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.62% or 0.49 to trade at $78.91 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.39% to 34.29, while EUR/TRY rose 0.27% to 37.55.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 102.60.

Source: Investing.com