Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Metals, Insurance and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 0.52%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Eczacibasi Ilac (IS:ECILC), which rose 4.06% or 0.160 points to trade at 4.100 at the close. Meanwhile, Alcatel Lucent Teletas (IS:ALCTL) added 3.33% or 0.240 points to end at 7.450 and Odas Elektrik (IS:ODAS) was up 2.46% or 0.190 points to 7.900 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Eregli Demir Celik (IS:EREGL), which fell 3.89% or 0.170 points to trade at 4.200 at the close. Tat Konserve (IS:TATGD) declined 2.94% or 0.180 points to end at 5.950 and Afyon Cimento (IS:AFYON) was down 2.55% or 0.21 points to 8.02.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 194 to 135 and 80 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eczacibasi Ilac (IS:ECILC) rose to all time highs; up 4.06% or 0.160 to 4.100.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.21% or 2.70 to $1264.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.12% or 0.06 to hit $50.57 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.29% or 0.15 to trade at $51.53 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.91% to 3.0880, while EUR/TRY rose 0.30% to 3.3564.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.47% at 98.75.