Turkey Stock Market Summary

Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Banking, Telecoms, and Basic Metals sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 1.67%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were:
– Katilimevim Tasarruf Finansman AS (IS:KTLEV): rose 6.33% or 2.96 points to trade at 49.74 at the close.
– Astor Enerji AS (IS:ASTOR): added 4.25% or 3.35 points to end at 82.15.
– Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi AS (IS:KAYSE): up 3.49% or 0.82 points to 24.30 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Borusan Birlesik Boru Fabrikalari Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:BRSAN): fell 7.24% or 35.50 points to trade at 454.50 at the close.
– Hektas Ticaret TAS (IS:HEKTS): declined 4.33% or 0.53 points to end at 11.71.
– Teknosa Ic ve Dis Ticaret AS (IS:TKNSA): down 4.05% or 1.14 points to 27.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 399 to 163, and 15 ended unchanged.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for December delivery were down 0.01% or 0.20 to $2,542.90 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for October delivery fell 1.89% or 1.31 to hit $67.84 a barrel.
• November Brent Oil Contract fell 1.80% or 1.31 to trade at $71.38 a barrel.

Currency Exchange

• USD/TRY was up 0.33% to 34.03.
• EUR/TRY rose 0.05% to 37.74.

US Dollar Index

• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 101.08.