Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the Insurance, Financials and Biomed sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 1.31% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK), which rose 1.69% or 15 points to trade at 906 at the close. Meanwhile, Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TA:ALHE) added 1.67% or 67 points to end at 4077 and Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TA:ORL) was up 1.40% or 2.5 points to 181.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TA:BEZQ), which fell 4.17% or 11.3 points to trade at 259.7 at the close. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA) declined 3.61% or 220 points to end at 5870 and Perrigo (TA:PRGO) was down 3.07% or 540 points to 17060.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 291 to 93 and 31 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TA:BEZQ) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.17% or 11.3 to 259.7. Shares in Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TA:ALHE) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.67% or 67 to 4077.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.68% or 1.01 to $58.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $66.75 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $1318.70 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.06% to 3.6197, while EUR/ILS rose 0.08% to 4.0955.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 96.097.