Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Biomed, Banking and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 declined 0.13% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Perrigo (TA:PRGO), which rose 13.92% or 3920 points to trade at 32090 at the close. Meanwhile, Mylan NV (TA:MYL) added 3.38% or 430 points to end at 13170 and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA) was up 1.87% or 76 points to 4136 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK), which fell 15.60% or 357 points to trade at 1932 at the close. Israel Corp (TA:ILCO) declined 5.14% or 3410 points to end at 62910 and ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TA:ICL) was down 3.69% or 55 points to 1434.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 296 to 108 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK) fell to all time lows; falling 15.60% or 357 to 1932.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.06% or 0.60 to $57.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.95% or 0.60 to hit $64.09 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.30 to trade at $1283.40 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.28% to 3.5208, while EUR/ILS rose 0.58% to 4.0948.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 94.56.