Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Biomed, Oil & Gas and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 declined 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Strauss Group (TA:STRS), which rose 2.36% or 215 points to trade at 9340 at the close. Meanwhile, Airport City Ltd (TA:ARPT) added 1.67% or 100 points to end at 6085 and Azrieli Group Ltd (TA:AZRG) was up 1.26% or 280 points to 22580 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TA:BEZQ), which fell 3.71% or 9.6 points to trade at 249.4 at the close. Isramco Negev 2 LP (TA:ISRAp) declined 3.66% or 1.4 points to end at 36.9 and Delek Drilling LP (TA:DEDRp) was down 2.92% or 34 points to 1130.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 208 to 170 and 44 ended unchanged.
Shares in Strauss Group (TA:STRS) rose to all time highs; up 2.36% or 215 to 9340. Shares in Airport City Ltd (TA:ARPT) rose to all time highs; rising 1.67% or 100 to 6085. Shares in Azrieli Group Ltd (TA:AZRG) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.26% or 280 to 22580.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.05% or 0.67 to $63.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.66% or 0.47 to hit $71.08 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 3.15 to trade at $1292.05 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.07% to 3.5630, while EUR/ILS fell 0.10% to 4.0283.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 96.530.