Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology, Communication and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 declined 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO), which rose 3.29% or 5,800.00 points to trade at 182,000.00 at the close. Meanwhile, ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) added 2.78% or 100.00 points to end at 3,700.00 and Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:ESLT) was up 1.38% or 980.00 points to 71,980.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nice Ltd (TASE:NICE), which fell 1.99% or 1,440.00 points to trade at 70,960.00 at the close. Shufersal (TASE:SAE) declined 1.94% or 57.00 points to end at 2,885.00 and Maytronics (TASE:MTRN) was down 1.87% or 131.00 points to 6,883.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 257 to 244 and 30 ended unchanged.
Shares in Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.29% or 5,800.00 to 182,000.00. Shares in Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:ESLT) rose to all time highs; rising 1.38% or 980.00 to 71,980.00.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 5.33% or 5.49 to $108.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 6.03% or 6.51 to hit $114.44 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.01% or 0.10 to trade at $1,929.40 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.39% to 3.23, while EUR/ILS fell 0.60% to 3.56.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 98.40.