Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Banking, Food & Beverages and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 0.86% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were AK Enerji (IS:AKENR), which rose 8.85% or 0.100 points to trade at 1.230 at the close. Meanwhile, Logo Yazilim (IS:LOGO) added 6.03% or 2.890 points to end at 50.850 and Kordsa Global (IS:KORDS) was up 5.42% or 0.30 points to 5.84 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ihlas Holding (IS:IHLAS), which fell 4.55% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.210 at the close. Anadolu Efes (IS:AEFES) declined 4.22% or 0.85 points to end at 19.27 and Yapi Ve Kredi Bank. (IS:YKBNK) was down 4.18% or 0.170 points to 3.900.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 206 to 145 and 60 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ihlas Holding (IS:IHLAS) fell to 5-year lows; losing 4.55% or 0.010 to 0.210.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.29% or 3.65 to $1278.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 2.54% or 1.11 to hit $44.89 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 2.08% or 0.93 to trade at $45.55 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 1.30% to 2.9242, while EUR/TRY fell 2.00% to 3.3377.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.51% at 93.75.