Turkey Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Sports, Non-Metal Mineral Products, and Technology sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 0.40%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were:
– Vestel Beyaz Esya Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:VESBE): up 5.27% or 0.92 points to trade at 18.37.
– Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayi AS (IS:AKSA): added 4.01% or 0.42 points to end at 10.90.
– Sekerbank TAS (IS:SKBNK): was up 3.57% or 0.17 points to 4.93 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Agrotech Yuksek Teknoloji ve Yatirim AS (IS:AGROT): fell 9.97% or 1.43 points to trade at 12.92.
– Peker Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:PEKGY): declined 7.89% or 0.12 points to end at 1.40.
– Kaleseramik Canakkale Kalebodur Seramik Sanayi AS (IS:KLSER): down 5.22% or 2.10 points to 38.10.

Market Statistics

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 408 to 157, with 14 stocks ending unchanged.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures (February delivery) increased by 1.35% or 36.66 to $2,755.06 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil (January delivery) rose by 1.28% or 0.88 to $69.47 a barrel.
• Brent Oil (February contract) increased by 0.97% or 0.70 to trade at $72.89 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/TRY was up 0.10% to 34.86.
• EUR/TRY fell 0.32% to 36.59.

US Dollar Index

The US Dollar Index Futures rose by 0.31% to 106.41.