Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Banking, Communication and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 0.56%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK), which rose 5.06% or 82 points to trade at 1703 at the close. Meanwhile, Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TA:TSEM) added 1.80% or 143 points to end at 8105 and Harel (TA:HARL) was up 1.59% or 43 points to 2743 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cellcom Israel Ltd (TA:CEL), which fell 4.26% or 90 points to trade at 2025 at the close. Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TA:ORL) declined 2.14% or 3.2 points to end at 146.1 and Nice Ltd (TA:NICE) was down 2.08% or 840 points to 39500.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 198 to 163 and 45 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cellcom Israel Ltd (TA:CEL) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.26% or 90 to 2025. Shares in Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TA:ORL) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.14% or 3.2 to 146.1.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.24% or 0.16 to $65.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.46% or 1.09 to hit $73.65 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.36% or 4.60 to trade at $1269.90 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.04% to 3.6227, while EUR/ILS rose 0.32% to 4.2051.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 94.52.