Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Insurance, Telecoms and Wholesale & Retail Trade sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 1.25%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:ERBOS), which rose 4.41% or 3.75 points to trade at 88.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Ege Endustri ve Ticaret AS (IS:EGEEN) added 4.23% or 13.80 points to end at 340.00 and Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD) was up 4.02% or 0.130 points to 3.360 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN), which fell 4.48% or 0.76 points to trade at 16.20 at the close. Kiler Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:KLGYO) declined 3.91% or 0.150 points to end at 3.690 and Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS (IS:FROTO) was down 3.65% or 2.30 points to 60.65.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 265 to 98 and 40 ended unchanged.
Shares in Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:ERBOS) rose to all time highs; up 4.41% or 3.75 to 88.85. Shares in Ege Endustri ve Ticaret AS (IS:EGEEN) rose to all time highs; up 4.23% or 13.80 to 340.00. Shares in Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.02% or 0.130 to 3.360.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.13% or 1.70 to $1317.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.64% or 0.99 to hit $61.36 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.35% or 0.90 to trade at $67.47 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.05% to 3.7655, while EUR/TRY fell 0.31% to 4.5284.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 91.84.