Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Real Estate and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 lost 2.35% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Matrix (TASE:MTRX), which rose 1.83% or 126 points to trade at 6997 at the close. Meanwhile, Sapiens International Corporation NV (TASE:SPNS) added 0.63% or 57 points to end at 9101 and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (TASE:IFF) was up 0.03% or 10 points to 36610 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA), which fell 5.05% or 1400 points to trade at 26350 at the close. Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:SPEN) declined 4.86% or 117 points to end at 2291 and Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:ALHE) was down 4.76% or 206 points to 4120.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 360 to 52 and 21 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 4.04% or 1.99 to $47.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 3.96% or 2.07 to hit $50.19 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 4.55 to trade at $1884.35 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.53% to 3.2520, while EUR/ILS rose 0.19% to 3.9731.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 90.233.