Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Basic Metals, Tourism and Wood, Paper & Printing sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 0.16%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS (IS:DOHOL), which rose 12.90% or 0.160 points to trade at 1.400 at the close. Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:KARSN) added 9.33% or 0.210 points to end at 2.460 and GSD Holding AS (IS:GSDHO) was up 8.99% or 0.080 points to 0.970 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Hurriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacilik AS (IS:HURGZ), which lost 9.41% or 0.160 points to trade at 1.540 in late trade. ICBC Turkey Bank AS (IS:ICBCT) declined 3.05% or 0.150 points to end at 4.770 and Anel Elektrik Proje Taahhut ve Ticaret AS (IS:ANELE) shed 2.15% or 0.070 points to 3.190.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 182 to 170 and 55 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.39% or 5.20 to $1355.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.44% or 0.29 to hit $65.59 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.42% or 0.29 to trade at $69.52 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.28% to 3.9739, while EUR/TRY rose 0.41% to 4.9446.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.49% at 88.66.