Turkey shares lower at close of trade; BIST 100 down 1.47%

Investing.com

Published Jun 02, 2018 02:05

Turkey shares lower at close of trade; BIST 100 down 1.47%

Turkey shares lower at close of trade; BIST 100 down 1.47%

Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Textile & Leather, Banking and Food & Beverages sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 declined 1.47% to hit a new 6-month low.

The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:IPEKE), which rose 4.18% or 0.280 points to trade at 6.980 at the close. Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS (IS:DOHOL) added 3.19% or 0.030 points to end at 0.970 and Anadolu Cam Sanayi AS (IS:ANACM) was up 3.13% or 0.080 points to 2.640 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Yatas Yatak ve Yorgan Sanayi Ticaret AS (IS:YATAS), which lost 6.06% or 1.520 points to trade at 23.560 in late trade. Aygaz AS (IS:AYGAZ) declined 5.86% or 0.71 points to end at 11.40 and Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayi AS (IS:AEFES) shed 5.71% or 1.44 points to 23.76.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 282 to 88 and 34 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.24% or 3.10 to $1297.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.64% or 0.43 to hit $66.61 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.22% or 0.95 to trade at $76.61 a barrel.

USD/TRY was up 1.65% to 4.6002, while EUR/TRY rose 1.44% to 5.3737.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 94.06.

Get The App
Join the millions of people who stay on top of global financial markets with Investing.com.
Download Now

Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.

Sign out
Are you sure you want to sign out?
NoYes
CancelYes
Saving Changes