Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Information Technology, Basic Metals and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 0.97%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Ittifak Holding AS (IS:ITTFH), which rose 5.72% or 0.250 points to trade at 4.620 at the close. Meanwhile, Deva Holding AS (IS:DEVA) added 5.35% or 0.240 points to end at 4.730 and Hektas Ticaret TAS (IS:HEKTS) was up 3.59% or 0.390 points to 11.240 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Indeks Bilgisayar Sistemleri Muhendislik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:INDES), which fell 5.77% or 0.420 points to trade at 6.860 at the close. Ihlas Gayrimenkul Proje Gelistirme ve Ticaret AS (IS:IHLGM) declined 4.55% or 0.040 points to end at 0.840 and Kerevitas Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:KERVT) was down 4.40% or 0.07 points to 1.52.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 253 to 106 and 46 ended unchanged.
Shares in Deva Holding AS (IS:DEVA) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.35% or 0.240 to 4.730.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.24% or 16.25 to $1297.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 1.58% or 1.02 to hit $63.59 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 1.03% or 0.74 to trade at $70.99 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 1.20% to 5.7491, while EUR/TRY rose 1.07% to 6.4725.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 96.760.