Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Metals, Technology and Wood, Paper & Printing sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 0.52%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Park Elektrik Uretim Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:PRKME), which rose 4.06% or 0.110 points to trade at 2.820 at the close. Gubre Fabrikalari TAS (IS:GUBRF) added 3.26% or 0.16 points to end at 5.07 and Celebi Hava Servisi AS (IS:CLEBI) was up 3.17% or 0.72 points to 23.40 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gozde Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:GOZDE), which lost 5.43% or 0.150 points to trade at 2.610 in late trade. Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:BRISA) declined 4.04% or 0.29 points to end at 6.88 and ODAS Elektrik Uretim Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:ODAS) shed 2.81% or 0.110 points to 3.800.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 219 to 123 and 58 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.54% or 6.83 to $1250.17 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $47.66 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.24% or 0.12 to trade at $50.58 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.27% to 3.5366, while EUR/TRY rose 0.19% to 3.8635.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 98.91.