Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Leasing & Factoring, Tourism and Wholesale & Retail Trade sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 0.76%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Banvit Bandirma Vitaminli Yem Sanayi AS (IS:BANVT), which rose 6.23% or 0.670 points to trade at 11.420 at the close. Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri AS (IS:TTRAK) added 2.39% or 0.80 points to end at 34.24 and Anadolu Cam Sanayi AS (IS:ANACM) was up 1.98% or 0.050 points to 2.580 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Trabzonspor Sportif Yatirim ve Futbol Isletmeciligi Ticaret AS (IS:TSPOR), which lost 4.85% or 0.080 points to trade at 1.570 in late trade. Goltas Goller Bolgesi Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:GOLTS) declined 4.03% or 0.53 points to end at 12.61 and ICBC Turkey Bank AS (IS:ICBCT) shed 3.07% or 0.160 points to 5.060.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 276 to 91 and 38 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.14% or 14.40 to $1272.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 6.34% or 2.89 to hit $42.70 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 6.23% or 3.37 to trade at $50.73 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.24% to 5.3001, while EUR/TRY rose 0.08% to 6.0334.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.46% at 96.010.