Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Banking, Real Estate and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 lost 1.16% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA), which rose 5.30% or 164.00 points to trade at 3,256.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Energix (TASE:ENRG) added 1.08% or 12.00 points to end at 1,127.00 and Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:PHOE1) was up 0.74% or 27.00 points to 3,697.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Big Shopping Centers Ltd (TASE:BIG), which fell 4.42% or 1,640.00 points to trade at 35,460.00 at the close. ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) declined 4.35% or 115.00 points to end at 2,530.00 and Nova (TASE:NVMI) was down 3.69% or 1,080.00 points to 28,170.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 308 to 191 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Big Shopping Centers Ltd (TASE:BIG) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.42% or 1,640.00 to 35,460.00. Shares in ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.35% or 115.00 to 2,530.00.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.61% or 0.48 to $77.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.80% or 0.66 to hit $81.54 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 1.22% or 22.25 to trade at $1,803.15 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 1.01% to 3.50, while EUR/ILS rose 0.84% to 3.70.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 104.21.