Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Textile & Leather, Information Technology and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 2.16% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL), which rose 1.70% or 0.76 points to trade at 45.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Besiktas Futbol Yatirimlari Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:BJKAS) added 1.67% or 0.060 points to end at 3.650 and Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS (IS:FROTO) was up 0.41% or 0.25 points to 61.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS (IS:DOHOL), which fell 11.76% or 0.160 points to trade at 1.200 at the close. Galatasaray Sportif Sinai ve Ticari Yatirimlar AS (IS:GSRAY) declined 9.36% or 0.22 points to end at 2.13 and Turkiye Halk Bankasi (IS:HALKB) was down 9.10% or 0.88 points to 8.79.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 338 to 51 and 19 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.16% or 2.10 to $1342.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.89% or 1.83 to hit $65.25 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 2.91% or 2.00 to trade at $70.65 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.83% to 4.1064, while EUR/TRY rose 0.98% to 5.0693.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 89.40.