Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Banking, Real Estate and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 declined 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA), which rose 4.04% or 1580 points to trade at 40710 at the close. Meanwhile, Matrix (TASE:MTRX) added 2.80% or 215 points to end at 7885 and OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK) was up 2.75% or 48 points to 1793 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:ALHE), which fell 2.61% or 114 points to trade at 4256 at the close. Leumi (TASE:LUMI) declined 2.44% or 50 points to end at 1995 and Bank Hapoalim (TASE:POLI) was down 2.18% or 52 points to 2333.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 223 to 206 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA) rose to all time highs; rising 4.04% or 1580 to 40710.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.85% or 1.05 to $57.90 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.31% or 0.78 to hit $60.34 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.44% or 26.05 to trade at $1839.05 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.78% to 3.2613, while EUR/ILS fell 0.88% to 3.9255.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 91.028.