Turkey Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Transport, Wholesale & Retail Trade, and Basic Metals sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 0.95%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were:
– Peker Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS (IS:PEKGY): rose 5.81% or 0.09 points to trade at 1.64.
– Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:ASELS): added 3.97% or 2.70 points to end at 70.75.
– Gubre Fabrikalari TAS (IS:GUBRF): up 3.38% or 9.25 points to 283.00.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Agrotech Yuksek Teknoloji ve Yatirim AS (IS:AGROT): fell 9.96% or 1.26 points to trade at 11.39.
– Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D (IS:KRDMD): declined 4.08% or 1.22 points to end at 28.70.
– Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:VESTL): down 3.81% or 2.65 points to 66.85.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 411 to 154 and 16 ended unchanged.

Commodities

• Gold Futures for February delivery were down 0.35% or 9.39 to $2,652.61 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.46% or 0.32 to hit $70.40 a barrel.
• The February Brent oil contract rose 0.85% or 0.62 to trade at $73.81 a barrel.

Currency Exchange

• USD/TRY was up 0.11% to 35.01.
• EUR/TRY rose 0.10% to 36.72.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 106.74.