Turkey’s equity market ended lower on Thursday, with the BIST 100 index falling 0.24% as broad sector weakness offset pockets of strength.
Declining issues led advancers by 356 to 253 on the Istanbul Stock Exchange, with 35 stocks unchanged. Losses were concentrated in the leasing and factoring, wood and paper, and food and beverages sectors, while financials and logistics names provided support.
Turkiye Halk Bankasi climbed 9.97% to close at 41.92 lira, while Pasifik Eurasia Lojistik rose 6.61% to 258.00 lira. Pasifik Teknoloji added 5.74% to end at 22.46 lira. On the downside, Destek Finans Faktoring tumbled 9.98% to 2,183.00 lira, Odine Solutions fell 3.21% to 1,869.00 lira, and Otokar Otomotiv declined 2.09% to 328.00 lira.
Commodities showed mixed performance. December gold futures dipped 0.10% to $4,648.84 per troy ounce, while October West Texas Intermediate crude rose 0.21% to $82.40 per barrel. The November Brent contract gained 0.53% to $87.40 per barrel. The dollar firmed 0.06% against the lira at 48.14, while the euro strengthened 0.19% to 56.22 lira. The U.S. Dollar Index was little changed at 99.07.
