Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Insurance and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 1.42%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL), which rose 0.86% or 11 points to trade at 1285 at the close. Meanwhile, Perrigo (TASE:PRGO) added 0.83% or 170 points to end at 20630 and Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:ALHE) was down 0.18% or 10 points to 5594 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Harel (TASE:HARL), which fell 4.67% or 110 points to trade at 2246 at the close. Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG) declined 4.65% or 1930 points to end at 39570 and Delek Drilling LP (TASE:DEDRp) was down 4.26% or 28 points to 618.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 344 to 58 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Harel (TASE:HARL) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.67% or 110 to 2246. Shares in Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.65% or 1930 to 39570. Shares in Delek Drilling LP (TASE:DEDRp) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.26% or 28 to 618.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 5.10% or 2.72 to $50.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 5.54% or 3.21 to hit $54.73 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.69% or 27.85 to trade at $1676.65 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.36% to 3.4273, while EUR/ILS rose 0.56% to 3.7228.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 99.130.