Investing.com – Turkey stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Real Estate Investments, Food & Beverages and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 lost 1.39% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the BIST 100 were Ege Endustri (IS:EGEEN), which rose 4.51% or 9.50 points to trade at 220.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Koza Altin (IS:KOZAL) added 4.08% or 1.00 points to end at 25.50 and Eczacibasi Yatirim (IS:ECZYT) was up 3.24% or 0.31 points to 9.87 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Anadolu Isuzu (IS:ASUZU), which fell 9.71% or 2.15 points to trade at 20.00 at the close. Pegasus (IS:PGSUS) declined 7.10% or 1.650 points to end at 21.600 and Sasa Polyester (IS:SASA) was down 6.50% or 0.160 points to 2.300.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by 293 to 104 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pegasus (IS:PGSUS) fell to 52-week lows; falling 7.10% or 1.650 to 21.600.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.72% or 8.10 to $1115.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 2.42% or 1.05 to hit $42.25 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.44% or 0.72 to trade at $49.45 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 1.42% to 2.8174, while EUR/TRY rose 1.29% to 3.1416.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.20% at 96.47.