Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Insurance, Communication and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 0.54% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA), which rose 2.98% or 89.00 points to trade at 3,078.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Energix (TASE:ENRG) added 1.37% or 20.00 points to end at 1,482.00 and Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:ALHE) was up 1.05% or 51.00 points to 4,890.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL), which fell 3.09% or 93.00 points to trade at 2,914.00 at the close. Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd (TASE:MVNE) declined 2.92% or 35.00 points to end at 1,163.00 and Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) was down 2.91% or 4,300.00 points to 143,700.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 258 to 221 and 38 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 3.77% or 3.34 to $85.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 3.49% or 3.28 to hit $90.82 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 2.13% or 36.35 to trade at $1,672.75 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.76% to 3.45, while EUR/ILS rose 0.92% to 3.45.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 109.42.