Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Biomed, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 declined 0.86%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Mizrahi Tefahot (TA:MZTF), which rose 0.48% or 33 points to trade at 6970 at the close. Meanwhile, Strauss Group (TA:STRS) added 0.38% or 35 points to end at 9262 and Paz Oil (TA:PZOL) was up 0.31% or 170 points to 55710 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA), which fell 4.93% or 307 points to trade at 5920 at the close. OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK) declined 2.76% or 28 points to end at 969 and Liveperson (TA:LPSN) was down 2.38% or 240 points to 9850.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 233 to 130 and 42 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.07% or 0.04 to $56.63 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.12% or 0.08 to hit $65.75 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.28% or 3.55 to trade at $1283.95 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.10% to 3.6183, while EUR/ILS fell 0.46% to 4.0870.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 96.857.