Turkey shares lower at close of trade; BIST 100 down 1.40%

Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Metals, Transport and Tourism sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 1.40%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:ASELS), which rose 4.54% or 2.65 points to trade at 61.00 at the close. Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES) added 4.10% or 7.50 points to end at 190.50 and Papilon Savunma Guvenlik Sistemleri (IS:PAPIL) was up 2.03% or 1.50 points to 75.25 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Turkiye Halk Bankasi (IS:HALKB), which lost 4.92% or 0.77 points to trade at 14.87 in late trade. Besiktas Futbol Yatirimlari Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:BJKAS) declined 3.88% or 0.19 points to end at 4.71 and Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO (IS:VAKBN) shed 3.83% or 0.82 points to 20.58.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 475 to 94 and 10 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.07% or 29.50 to $2,730.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.14% or 0.82 to hit $70.92 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.14% or 0.87 to trade at $75.17 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.18% to 34.30, while EUR/TRY fell 0.02% to 37.02.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 104.27.