Turkey's equity benchmark finished lower on Thursday, with the BIST 100 closing down 0.60% in Istanbul as sector-level weakness in Technology, Wholesale & Retail Trade and Metal Products & Machinery weighed on the broader market.
At the close, advancing issues were outnumbered by decliners on the exchange. Falling stocks totalled 359, while 240 advanced and 29 ended unchanged.
The session's top performers included Fenerbahce Futbol AS (IS:FENER), which climbed 4.53% or 0.14 points to finish at 3.23. Turk Altin Isletmeleri AS (IS:TRALT) rose 4.49% or 2.30 points to close at 53.55, and Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma ve Uretim AS (IS:TRENJ) increased 3.88% or 3.60 points to end the day at 96.45.
On the downside, Sekerbank TAS (IS:SKBNK) recorded the steepest decline among the listed names cited, falling 9.68% or 1.88 points to trade at 17.55 at the close. Izdemir Enerji Elektrik Uretim AS (IS:IZENR) dropped 7.00% or 0.63 points to finish at 8.37, and Cw Enerji Muhendislik Ticaret ve Sanayi AS (IS:CWENE) fell 5.29% or 2.18 points to end at 39.06.
Commodities saw divergent moves during the session. Gold Futures for August delivery gained 1.35% or 55.30, finishing at $4,137.70 a troy ounce. Crude oil prices retreated: the August contract fell 1.77% or $1.30 to $72.22 a barrel, while the September Brent contract declined 1.46% or $1.14 to trade at $76.88 a barrel.
Currency pairs involving the Turkish lira moved modestly. The USD/TRY pair rose 0.07% to 46.87, and EUR/TRY increased 0.38% to 53.72. Separately, US Dollar Index Futures were quoted down 0.05% at 100.71.
Market participants saw a session of selective strength among individual equities while broader selling pressure prevailed. The data above reflects end-of-day prices and volume patterns across the Istanbul exchange and related commodity and currency markets.