Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Textile & Leather, Banking and Food & Beverages sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 1.47% to hit a new 6-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE), which rose 4.18% or 0.280 points to trade at 6.980 at the close. Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS (IS:DOHOL) added 3.19% or 0.030 points to end at 0.970 and Anadolu Cam Sanayi AS (IS:ANACM) was up 3.13% or 0.080 points to 2.640 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Yatas Yatak ve Yorgan Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:YATAS), which lost 6.06% or 1.520 points to trade at 23.560 in late trade. Aygaz AS (IS:AYGAZ) declined 5.86% or 0.71 points to end at 11.40 and Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES) shed 5.71% or 1.44 points to 23.76.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 282 to 88 and 34 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.24% or 3.10 to $1297.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.64% or 0.43 to hit $66.61 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.22% or 0.95 to trade at $76.61 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 1.65% to 4.6002, while EUR/TRY rose 1.44% to 5.3737.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 94.06.