Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Metals, Banking and Real Estate Investments sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 0.69%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Afyon Cimento (IS:AFYON), which rose 17.91% or 3.25 points to trade at 21.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Vestel Beyaz Esya (IS:VESBE) added 8.56% or 1.100 points to end at 13.950 and Ihlas Holding (IS:IHLAS) was up 4.35% or 0.010 points to 0.230 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tav Havalimanlari (IS:TAVHL), which fell 2.64% or 0.60 points to trade at 22.15 at the close. Emlak Konut Gmyo (IS:EKGYO) declined 2.54% or 0.070 points to end at 2.690 and Migros Ticaret (IS:MGROS) was down 2.37% or 0.50 points to 20.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 222 to 185 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Afyon Cimento (IS:AFYON) rose to 52-week highs; rising 17.91% or 3.25 to 21.40. Shares in Ihlas Holding (IS:IHLAS) rose to 5-year lows; gaining 4.35% or 0.010 to 0.230.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.22% or 2.60 to $1169.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 2.99% or 1.78 to hit $57.69 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.55% or 0.98 to trade at $62.60 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.49% to 2.6945, while EUR/TRY fell 0.12% to 2.9860.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.56% at 96.29.