Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Basic Metals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 0.30% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Galatasaray Sportif Sinai ve Ticari Yatirimlar AS (IS:GSRAY), which rose 6.14% or 0.14 points to trade at 2.42 at the close. Meanwhile, Alarko Holding AS (IS:ALARK) added 4.87% or 0.280 points to end at 6.030 and Fenerbahce Futbol AS (IS:FENER) was up 3.49% or 1.18 points to 35.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS (IS:PETKM), which fell 10.42% or 0.700 points to trade at 6.020 at the close. ICBC Turkey Bank AS (IS:ICBCT) declined 7.06% or 0.440 points to end at 5.790 and Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS (IS:DOHOL) was down 5.10% or 0.050 points to 0.930.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 249 to 109 and 46 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.09% or 1.20 to $1311.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 2.05% or 1.40 to hit $69.83 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.73% or 1.27 to trade at $74.89 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.59% to 4.2393, while EUR/TRY rose 0.17% to 5.0644.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 92.51.