Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Real Estate, Banking and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 1.65%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA), which rose 2.22% or 720.00 points to trade at 33,220.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM) added 2.14% or 310.00 points to end at 14,800.00 and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) was up 1.29% or 46.00 points to 3,616.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN), which fell 6.00% or 61.10 points to trade at 957.00 at the close. Ashtrom Group Ltd (TASE:ASHG) declined 5.84% or 356.00 points to end at 5,743.00 and Big Shopping Centers Ltd (TASE:BIG) was down 5.59% or 1,800.00 points to 30,390.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 383 to 92 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.00% or 61.10 to 957.00. Shares in Ashtrom Group Ltd (TASE:ASHG) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.84% or 356.00 to 5,743.00. Shares in Big Shopping Centers Ltd (TASE:BIG) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.59% or 1,800.00 to 30,390.00.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.14% or 0.11 to $76.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 1.33% or 1.12 to hit $82.95 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.44% or 8.15 to trade at $1,842.05 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 1.71% to 3.64, while EUR/ILS rose 1.50% to 3.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 104.07.