Turkey stocks lower at close of trade; BIST 100 down 0.73%

Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Banking, Tourism and Electricity sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 0.73%.

The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Borusan Yatirim ve Pazarlama AS (IS:BRYAT), which rose 9.96% or 205.00 points to trade at 2,264.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Borusan Birlesik Boru Fabrikalari Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (IS:BRSAN) added 9.96% or 45.25 points to end at 499.75 and Bera Holding AS (IS:BERA) was up 6.14% or 0.96 points to 16.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Turkiye Halk Bankasi (IS:HALKB), which fell 5.53% or 0.95 points to trade at 16.22 at the close. Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS (IS:TSKB) declined 3.88% or 0.47 points to end at 11.64 and Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:KOZAL) was down 3.65% or 0.86 points to 22.72.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 364 to 195 and 18 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.08% or 1.95 to $2,526.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.28% or 0.19 to hit $67.86 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $71.06 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 0.28% to 34.04, while EUR/TRY fell 0.33% to 37.58.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 101.57.