Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Sports, Telecoms and Basic Metals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Gozde Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:GOZDE), which rose 20.00% or 0.460 points to trade at 2.760 at the close. Meanwhile, Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayi AS (IS:AKSA) added 7.45% or 0.79 points to end at 11.40 and Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:ASELS) was up 5.89% or 1.15 points to 20.68 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Turk Telekomunikasyon AS (IS:TTKOM), which fell 2.82% or 0.18 points to trade at 6.20 at the close. Trabzonspor Sportif Yatirim ve Futbol Isletmeciligi Ticaret AS (IS:TSPOR) declined 2.60% or 0.070 points to end at 2.620 and Ihlas Holding AS (IS:IHLAS) was down 2.27% or 0.010 points to 0.430.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 180 to 167 and 57 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayi AS (IS:AKSA) rose to all time highs; gaining 7.45% or 0.79 to 11.40. Shares in Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:ASELS) rose to all time highs; rising 5.89% or 1.15 to 20.68.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.09% or 1.07 to $1256.57 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.92% or 0.45 to hit $48.39 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.82% or 0.42 to trade at $51.10 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.94% to 3.5214, while EUR/TRY fell 0.83% to 3.8420.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 98.97.