Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Leasing & Factoring, Sports and Transport sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 1.32% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were ICBC Turkey Bank AS (IS:ICBCT), which rose 5.61% or 0.270 points to trade at 5.080 at the close. Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS (IS:TOASO) added 2.70% or 0.72 points to end at 27.40 and Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (IS:TUPRS) was up 2.15% or 2.40 points to 113.80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tumosan Motor ve Traktor Sanayi AS (IS:TMSN), which lost 5.46% or 0.400 points to trade at 6.920 in late trade. Trabzonspor Sportif Yatirim ve Futbol Isletmeciligi Ticaret AS (IS:TSPOR) declined 5.43% or 0.100 points to end at 1.740 and Migros Ticaret AS (IS:MGROS) shed 5.39% or 1.24 points to 21.76.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 333 to 59 and 16 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.43% or 19.20 to $1365.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.37% or 1.55 to hit $67.06 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 2.01% or 1.43 to trade at $72.47 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.56% to 4.1357, while EUR/TRY rose 0.76% to 5.1223.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 89.15.