Turkey's stock benchmark ended Thursday's session slightly in negative territory, with the BIST 100 finishing the day down 0.01% at the Istanbul close. Losses were concentrated in the Tourism, Electricity and Non-Metal Mineral Products sectors, which collectively helped push the index into a flat-to-negative finish.
Among individual performers, Hektas Ticaret TAS (IS:HEKTS) led gains on the benchmark, rising 5.74% or 0.21 points to end at 3.87. SASA Polyester Sanayi AS (IS:SASA) added 5.20% or 0.13 points to close at 2.63, while Katilimevim Tasarruf Finansman AS (IS:KTLEV) climbed 3.73% or 6.00 points to finish at 167.00 in late trade.
On the downside, Ral Yatirim Holding AS (IS:RALYH) recorded the steepest drop on the session, falling 10.00% or 25.50 points to close at 229.50. Margun Enerji Uretim Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (IS:MAGEN) declined 9.97% or 3.70 points to finish at 33.40, and Girisim Elektrik Taahhut Ticaret & Sanayi AS (IS:GESAN) was down 5.74% or 5.15 points to 84.50.
Market breadth favored sellers, with 393 stocks falling versus 207 advancers on the Istanbul Stock Exchange; 21 issues finished unchanged.
Notably, shares of Katilimevim Tasarruf Finansman AS (IS:KTLEV) reached an all-time high in the session, up 3.73% or 6.00 points to 167.00.
Commodities and currency moves provided a mixed backdrop to the equity session. Gold Futures for August delivery were down 0.78% or 32.15 to $4,101.15 a troy ounce. In oil markets, crude for July delivery rose 0.56% or 0.50 to $90.53 a barrel, while the August Brent contract edged down 0.03% or 0.03 to trade at $93.07 a barrel.
Currency pairs involving the Turkish lira moved modestly. USD/TRY was up 0.07% to 46.15, and EUR/TRY rose 0.02% to 53.32. The US Dollar Index Futures was higher by 0.25% at 100.18.
The session was characterized by small overall index movement but a clear divergence among individual names and sectors - with tourism, electricity and non-metal mineral product issues under pressure even as select smaller-cap stocks posted notable gains.