Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the Biomed, Communication and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 declined 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TASE:ORL), which rose 3.44% or 5.4 points to trade at 162.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:ENOG) added 3.24% or 137.00 points to end at 4362.00 and Harel (TASE:HARL) was up 2.27% or 62 points to 2795 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Delek Drilling LP (TASE:DEDRp), which fell 2.55% or 22 points to trade at 820 at the close. Perrigo (TASE:PRGO) declined 2.16% or 410 points to end at 18590 and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) was down 1.97% or 67 points to 3333.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 197 to 196 and 22 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $59.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.14% or 0.73 to hit $64.93 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.54% or 7.90 to trade at $1480.20 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.26% to 3.4847, while EUR/ILS rose 0.21% to 3.8756.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 96.745.