Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the Biomed, Insurance and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 0.26%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO), which rose 1.47% or 1210 points to trade at 83640 at the close. Meanwhile, ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) added 1.43% or 27 points to end at 1912 and Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:ESLT) was up 1.42% or 780 points to 55900 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA), which fell 5.08% or 161 points to trade at 3010 at the close. Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:PHOE1) declined 2.12% or 46 points to end at 2124 and Nice Ltd (TASE:NICE) was down 1.70% or 860 points to 49740.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 203 to 149 and 53 ended unchanged.
Shares in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) fell to 5-year lows; down 5.08% or 161 to 3010. Shares in Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:ESLT) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.42% or 780 to 55900.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.46% or 0.24 to $52.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.21% or 0.74 to hit $62.05 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.12% or 1.65 to trade at $1345.35 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.26% to 3.6050, while EUR/ILS fell 0.32% to 4.0408.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.56% at 97.540.