Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Food & Beverages, Banking and Wholesale & Retail Trade sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 0.57%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL), which rose 5.56% or 2.00 points to trade at 38.00 at the close. Deva Holding AS (IS:DEVA) added 4.48% or 0.200 points to end at 4.660 and Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAA) was up 3.62% or 0.220 points to 6.300 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gozde Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:GOZDE), which lost 5.39% or 0.300 points to trade at 5.270 in late trade. Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (IS:ULKER) declined 4.05% or 0.92 points to end at 21.80 and Aksa Enerji Uretim AS (IS:AKSEN) shed 3.50% or 0.170 points to 4.690.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 215 to 124 and 70 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.16% or 2.10 to $1325.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.40% or 0.24 to hit $60.47 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.29% or 0.19 to trade at $64.45 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.21% to 3.8818, while EUR/TRY fell 0.01% to 4.8008.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 89.76.