Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Banking, Financials and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 1.09%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Eczacibasi Yatirim (IS:ECZYT), which rose 6.56% or 0.83 points to trade at 13.48 at the close. Meanwhile, Alarko Gmyo (IS:ALGYO) added 5.54% or 1.52 points to end at 28.98 and Dogus Otomotiv (IS:DOAS) was up 4.93% or 0.62 points to 13.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Turkiye Is Bankasi AS C (IS:ISCTR), which fell 2.79% or 0.130 points to trade at 4.530 at the close. Saf Gmyo (IS:SAFGY) declined 2.53% or 0.020 points to end at 0.770 and Anadolu Cam (IS:ANACM) was down 2.53% or 0.050 points to 1.930.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 205 to 132 and 72 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eczacibasi Yatirim (IS:ECZYT) rose to all time highs; gaining 6.56% or 0.83 to 13.48.
Gold for June delivery was down 1.69% or 20.90 to $1214.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 3.57% or 1.37 to hit $36.97 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 3.87% or 1.56 to trade at $38.77 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.40% to 2.8277, while EUR/TRY rose 0.35% to 3.2203.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.05% at 94.70.