Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Food & Beverages, Textile & Leather and Tourism sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 0.43%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL), which rose 7.91% or 1.48 points to trade at 20.18 at the close. Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) added 5.73% or 0.150 points to end at 2.770 and SASA Polyester Sanayi AS (IS:SASA) was up 4.93% or 0.340 points to 7.240 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES), which lost 3.67% or 0.82 points to trade at 21.50 in late trade. Gozde Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:GOZDE) declined 2.91% or 0.080 points to end at 2.670 and ODAS Elektrik Uretim Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:ODAS) shed 2.72% or 0.150 points to 5.360.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 184 to 160 and 63 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.64% or 7.98 to $1257.38 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.80% or 0.34 to hit $43.08 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.80% or 0.36 to trade at $45.58 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.09% to 3.5063, while EUR/TRY rose 0.17% to 3.9263.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 96.94.