Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Insurance and Communication sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 4.78% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK), which rose 44.42% or 245 points to trade at 795 at the close. Meanwhile, Perrigo (TASE:PRGO) fell 1.00% or 190 points to end at 18860 and Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:ESLT) was down 1.80% or 900 points to 49100 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG), which fell 30.81% or 8570 points to trade at 19250 at the close. Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) declined 16.81% or 7680 points to end at 38010 and Delek Drilling LP (TASE:DEDRp) was down 13.80% or 69 points to 431.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 396 to 21 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG) fell to 5-year lows; losing 30.81% or 8570 to 19250. Shares in Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) fell to 5-year lows; falling 16.81% or 7680 to 38010. Shares in Delek Drilling LP (TASE:DEDRp) fell to 5-year lows; down 13.80% or 69 to 431.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 9.35% or 4.29 to $41.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 8.90% or 4.45 to hit $45.54 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.38% or 6.35 to trade at $1674.35 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.09% to 3.4853, while EUR/ILS rose 0.51% to 3.9335.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.75% at 96.060.