Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Transport, Textile & Leather and Basic Metals sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 1.25%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:KARSN), which rose 5.70% or 0.110 points to trade at 2.040 at the close. ODAS Elektrik Uretim Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:ODAS) added 3.72% or 0.250 points to end at 6.970 and Aksa Enerji Uretim AS (IS:AKSEN) was up 3.62% or 0.160 points to 4.580 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS (IS:PETKM), which lost 5.42% or 0.450 points to trade at 7.860 in late trade. Turk Hava Yollari AO (IS:THYAO) declined 5.28% or 0.850 points to end at 15.250 and Yatas Yatak ve Yorgan Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:YATAS) shed 4.04% or 1.120 points to 26.600.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 247 to 111 and 44 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.42% or 5.50 to $1319.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.49% or 0.31 to hit $63.27 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.22% or 0.15 to trade at $68.97 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.85% to 3.8007, while EUR/TRY rose 1.21% to 4.5547.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 91.89.