Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Banking, Financials and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 25 lost 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 25 were Discount (TA:DSCT), which rose 0.40% or 2.7 points to trade at 680.6 at the close. Meanwhile, Gazit Globe (TA:GZT) added 0.35% or 13 points to end at 3768 and Perrigo (TA:PRGO) was up 0.28% or 100 points to 35590 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK), which fell 1.34% or 52 points to trade at 3816 at the close. Delek Group (TA:DLEKG) declined 0.95% or 780 points to end at 81720 and ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TA:ICL) was down 0.82% or 13 points to 1573.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 180 to 163 and 95 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.95% or 0.86 to $43.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 1.71% or 0.79 to hit $45.30 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.72% or 9.55 to trade at $1321.95 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.08% to 3.8460, while EUR/ILS rose 0.02% to 4.2206.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.08% at 97.49.