Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Information Technology, Basic Metals and Textile & Leather sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 1.78% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were SASA Polyester Sanayi AS (IS:SASA), which rose 9.12% or 1.290 points to trade at 15.440 at the close. Meanwhile, Tumosan Motor ve Traktor Sanayi AS (IS:TMSN) added 6.02% or 0.500 points to end at 8.800 and Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:VESTL) was up 5.26% or 0.600 points to 12.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS (IS:FROTO), which fell 6.55% or 4.30 points to trade at 61.35 at the close. Galatasaray Sportif Sinai ve Ticari Yatirimlar AS (IS:GSRAY) declined 5.24% or 0.12 points to end at 2.17 and Yatas Yatak ve Yorgan Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:YATAS) was down 4.61% or 1.660 points to 34.340.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 295 to 75 and 37 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.18% or 15.90 to $1326.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 2.22% or 1.45 to hit $63.80 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 2.03% or 1.41 to trade at $68.05 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.35% to 3.9957, while EUR/TRY unchanged 0.00% to 4.9398.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.55% at 89.45.