Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Transport, Sports and Metal Products & Machinery sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 0.79%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Banvit Bandirma Vitaminli Yem Sanayi AS (IS:BANVT), which rose 6.72% or 1.080 points to trade at 17.150 at the close. Cemtas Celik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:CEMTS) added 3.68% or 0.190 points to end at 5.360 and Bizim Toptan Satis Magazalari AS (IS:BIZIM) was up 3.59% or 0.28 points to 8.08 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tesco Kipa Kitle Pazarlama Ticaret Lojistik ve Gida Sanayi AS (IS:KIPA), which lost 8.02% or 0.260 points to trade at 2.980 in late trade. Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi AS (IS:OTKAR) declined 6.54% or 6.40 points to end at 91.50 and TAV Havalimanlari Holding (IS:TAVHL) shed 5.69% or 1.48 points to 24.52.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 231 to 117 and 57 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.50% or 6.60 to $1330.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.09% or 0.06 to hit $68.58 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.13% or 0.10 to trade at $74.81 a barrel.
USD/TRY was down 0.54% to 4.0871, while EUR/TRY fell 0.41% to 4.9979.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 90.63.