Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Textile & Leather, Food & Beverages and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 0.05%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Global Yatirim Holding AS (IS:GLYHO), which rose 4.94% or 0.170 points to trade at 3.610 at the close. Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL) added 4.58% or 1.38 points to end at 31.50 and Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:VESTL) was up 3.98% or 0.300 points to 7.840 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tesco Kipa Kitle Pazarlama Ticaret Lojistik ve Gida Sanayi AS (IS:KIPA), which lost 5.75% or 0.180 points to trade at 2.950 in late trade. Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:KARSN) declined 2.99% or 0.040 points to end at 1.300 and Kordsa Global Endustriyel Iplik ve Kord Bezi Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:KORDS) shed 2.97% or 0.23 points to 7.52.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 266 to 112 and 31 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.07% or 0.87 to $1278.83 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.67% or 0.32 to hit $47.23 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.26% or 0.13 to trade at $50.67 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.21% to 3.5277, while EUR/TRY fell 0.51% to 4.1290.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 93.92.