Investing.com – Turkey equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Tourism, Telecoms and Holdings & Investments sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Istanbul, the BIST 100 fell 0.68%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BIST 100 were Aksa Enerji Uretim AS (IS:AKSEN), which rose 5.56% or 0.210 points to trade at 3.990 at the close. Galatasaray Sportif Sinai ve Ticari Yatirimlar AS (IS:GSRAY) added 4.84% or 1.50 points to end at 32.50 and Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:VESTL) was up 2.47% or 0.170 points to 7.040 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tekfen Holding AS (IS:TKFEN), which lost 4.50% or 0.43 points to trade at 9.12 in late trade. EIS Eczacibasi Ilac Sinai ve Finansal Yatirimlar Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:ECILC) declined 3.48% or 0.160 points to end at 4.440 and Besiktas Futbol Yatirimlari Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:BJKAS) shed 2.95% or 0.130 points to 4.280.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 249 to 107 and 51 ended unchanged on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.08% or 1.06 to $1281.26 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.97% or 0.46 to hit $47.20 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.28% or 0.64 to trade at $49.31 a barrel.
USD/TRY was up 0.54% to 3.5301, while EUR/TRY rose 0.39% to 3.9730.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 96.80.