Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Biomed, Technology and Communication sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 lost 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Amot Investments Ltd (TASE:AMOT), which rose 3.45% or 75 points to trade at 2250 at the close. Meanwhile, Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:ENOG) added 3.27% or 128 points to end at 4038 and Ashtrom Group Ltd (TASE:ASHG) was up 1.67% or 119 points to 7243 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Liveperson (TASE:LPSN), which fell 5.75% or 970 points to trade at 15900 at the close. Nova (TASE:NVMI) declined 3.95% or 1170 points to end at 28480 and Energix (TASE:ENRG) was down 2.23% or 28 points to 1227.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 307 to 142 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Amot Investments Ltd (TASE:AMOT) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.45% or 75 to 2250. Shares in Ashtrom Group Ltd (TASE:ASHG) rose to all time highs; rising 1.67% or 119 to 7243.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 1.16% or 0.76 to $64.87 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.99% or 0.68 to hit $68.28 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.75% or 31.15 to trade at $1815.45 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.18% to 3.2594, while EUR/ILS rose 0.19% to 3.9276.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 90.965.