Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Banking, Financials and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 declined 1.92% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Newmed Energy LP (TASE:NWMDp), which rose 1.84% or 15.00 points to trade at 830.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:ESLT) added 1.45% or 950.00 points to end at 66,540.00 and Big Shopping Centers Ltd (TASE:BIG) was up 1.33% or 520.00 points to 39,600.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA), which fell 5.95% or 2,020.00 points to trade at 31,930.00 at the close. OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK) declined 5.73% or 33.60 points to end at 553.00 and Mizrahi Tefahot (TASE:MZTF) was down 4.28% or 570.00 points to 12,740.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 327 to 150 and 39 ended unchanged.
Shares in OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.73% or 33.60 to 553.00.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 4.84% or 4.14 to $81.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 3.53% or 3.28 to hit $89.58 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.85% or 15.15 to trade at $1,760.65 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 1.37% to 3.47, while EUR/ILS rose 0.85% to 3.59.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.62% at 106.82.