Israel stocks lower at close of trade; TA 35 down 1.50%
Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the lost 1.50% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the were ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:), which rose 2.29% or 58.00 points to trade at 2,588.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Israel Corp (TASE:) added 1.49% or 1,800.00 points to end at 123,000.00 and Strauss Group (TASE:) was up 1.19% or 106.00 points to 8,988.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shikun & Binui (TASE:), which fell 5.71% or 64.00 points to trade at 1,056.00 at the close. Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd (TASE:) declined 3.53% or 40.00 points to end at 1,093.00 and Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:) was down 3.31% or 117.00 points to 3,422.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 381 to 108 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shikun & Binui (TASE:) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.71% or 64.00 to 1,056.00. Shares in Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.31% or 117.00 to 3,422.00.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 2.40% or 1.86 to $79.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $84.50 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.60% or 10.70 to trade at $1,806.00 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.37% to 3.50, while EUR/ILS rose 0.56% to 3.72.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 104.04.
