Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Biomed, Insurance and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 0.50% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Ormat Technologies (TA:ORA), which rose 1.64% or 320 points to trade at 19880 at the close. Meanwhile, Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TA:TSEM) added 1.46% or 135 points to end at 9375 and Sodastream International Ltd (TA:SODA) was up 0.82% or 260.0 points to 31960.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Perrigo (TA:PRGO), which fell 2.10% or 610 points to trade at 28420 at the close. OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK) declined 2.02% or 22 points to end at 1065 and Cellcom Israel Ltd (TA:CEL) was down 1.98% or 49 points to 2420.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 267 to 89 and 38 ended unchanged.
Shares in OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK) fell to all time lows; down 2.02% or 22 to 1065. Shares in Cellcom Israel Ltd (TA:CEL) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.98% or 49 to 2420.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.03% or 0.65 to $63.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.90% or 0.61 to hit $68.25 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.95% or 12.80 to trade at $1334.10 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.26% to 3.5360, while EUR/ILS rose 0.02% to 4.3398.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 89.83.