Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Banking, Communication and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 0.70%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:ENOG), which rose 4.44% or 160 points to trade at 3760 at the close. Meanwhile, Melisron (TASE:MLSR) added 1.68% or 370 points to end at 22400 and Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:ALHE) was up 1.65% or 78 points to 4794 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN), which fell 3.45% or 77 points to trade at 2155 at the close. Harel (TASE:HARL) declined 3.02% or 103 points to end at 3309 and OPC Energy Ltd (TASE:OPCE) was down 2.29% or 80 points to 3421.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 265 to 186 and 27 ended unchanged.
Shares in Melisron (TASE:MLSR) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.68% or 370 to 22400.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.80% or 0.53 to $66.85 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.80% or 0.55 to hit $69.27 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.15% or 2.95 to trade at $1908.25 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.02% to 3.2481, while EUR/ILS rose 0.37% to 3.9717.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 89.828.