Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the Technology, Communication and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 lost 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL), which rose 3.17% or 66 points to trade at 2151 at the close. Meanwhile, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) added 2.51% or 85 points to end at 3470 and Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN) was up 2.01% or 44 points to 2233 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nova (TASE:NVMI), which fell 3.12% or 990 points to trade at 30770 at the close. Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA) declined 2.71% or 670 points to end at 24010 and Sapiens International Corporation NV (TASE:SPNS) was down 2.50% or 270 points to 10550.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 243 to 200 and 25 ended unchanged.
Shares in ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.17% or 66 to 2151.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 2.35% or 1.53 to $63.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 2.04% or 1.39 to hit $66.66 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.30 to trade at $1768.60 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.08% to 3.2500, while EUR/ILS fell 0.83% to 3.9024.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.77% at 91.287.