Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Telecoms and Food & Beverages sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 0.42% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Izmir Demir Celik (IS:IZMDC), which rose 19.74% or 0.45 points to trade at 2.73 at the close. Meanwhile, Galatasaray Sportif (IS:GSRAY) added 17.15% or 3.25 points to end at 22.20 and Bim Magazalar (IS:BIMAS) was up 5.60% or 3.20 points to 60.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tupras (IS:TUPRS), which fell 6.32% or 4.50 points to trade at 66.65 at the close. Dogan Holding (IS:DOHOL) declined 5.56% or 0.030 points to end at 0.510 and Tat Konserve (IS:TATGD) was down 4.50% or 0.260 points to 5.520.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 195 to 152 and 63 ended unchanged.
Shares in Izmir Demir Celik (IS:IZMDC) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 19.74% or 0.45 to 2.73.
Gold for June delivery was up 1.77% or 22.55 to $1294.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.74% or 0.77 to hit $45.09 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.76% or 0.79 to trade at $45.80 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.01% to 2.9240, while EUR/TRY rose 0.10% to 3.3408.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 93.66.