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 lost 0.71%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Elbit Systems Ltd (TA:ESLT), which rose 3.05% or 1510 points to trade at 51010 at the close. Meanwhile, Frutarom Industries Ltd (TA:FRUT) added 2.36% or 810 points to end at 35110 and Partner (TA:PTNR) was up 1.45% or 28 points to 1963 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA), which fell 4.85% or 355 points to trade at 6970 at the close. Mylan NV (TA:MYL) declined 4.50% or 710 points to end at 15060 and OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK) was down 4.15% or 68 points to 1572.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 282 to 132 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Frutarom Industries Ltd (TA:FRUT) rose to all time highs; up 2.36% or 810 to 35110.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 2.14% or 1.40 to $64.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 1.69% or 1.17 to hit $68.03 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.03% or 0.40 to trade at $1340.70 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.62% to 3.4207, while EUR/ILS rose 0.89% to 4.2456.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 88.97.