Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Banking and Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:ASELS), which rose 6.54% or 1.44 points to trade at 23.46 at the close. Meanwhile, Tesco Kipa Kitle Pazarlama Ticaret Lojistik ve Gida Sanayi AS (IS:KIPA) added 6.25% or 0.160 points to end at 2.720 and Gozde Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:GOZDE) was up 4.87% or 0.150 points to 3.230 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Afyon Cimento Sanayi TAS (IS:AFYON), which fell 4.70% or 0.46 points to trade at 9.32 at the close. Metro Ticari ve Mali Yatirimlar Holding AS (IS:METRO) declined 2.48% or 0.030 points to end at 1.180 and SASA Polyester Sanayi AS (IS:SASA) was down 2.43% or 0.190 points to 7.640.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 207 to 139 and 60 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:ASELS) rose to all time highs; up 6.54% or 1.44 to 23.46. Shares in Tesco Kipa Kitle Pazarlama Ticaret Lojistik ve Gida Sanayi AS (IS:KIPA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.25% or 0.160 to 2.720.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.69% or 8.57 to $1242.27 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.46% or 0.21 to hit $46.23 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.58% or 0.28 to trade at $48.70 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.18% to 3.5220, while EUR/TRY rose 0.65% to 4.0795.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.62% at 94.33.