Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Transport, Wholesale & Retail Trade and Sports sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 1.19% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Anadolu Cam Sanayi AS (IS:ANACM), which rose 4.41% or 0.120 points to trade at 2.840 at the close. Meanwhile, Global Yatirim Holding AS (IS:GLYHO) added 4.30% or 0.160 points to end at 3.880 and Trakya Cam Sanayi AS (IS:TRKCM) was up 3.94% or 0.150 points to 3.960 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS (IS:YKBNK), which fell 35.56% or 1.330 points to trade at 2.410 at the close. Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri AS (IS:TTRAK) declined 9.72% or 5.65 points to end at 52.50 and Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL) was down 5.54% or 2.85 points to 48.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 277 to 84 and 46 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS (IS:YKBNK) fell to 5-year lows; falling 35.56% or 1.330 to 2.410. Shares in Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri AS (IS:TTRAK) fell to 3-years lows; down 9.72% or 5.65 to 52.50.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.15% or 1.90 to $1304.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.30% or 0.85 to hit $64.67 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.46% or 0.35 to trade at $75.03 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.89% to 4.5584, while EUR/TRY fell 0.40% to 5.3687.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 93.55.