Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Biomed, Technology and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 25 declined 2.23% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the TA 25 were Osem (TA:OSEM), which rose 2.81% or 206 points to trade at 7550 at the close. Meanwhile, Elbit Systems (TA:ESLT) added 2.62% or 750 points to end at 29400 and Isramco L (TA:ISRAp) was up 2.51% or 1.7 points to 69.4 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK), which fell 11.44% or 443 points to trade at 3430 at the close. Perrigo (TA:PRGO) declined 8.13% or 5380 points to end at 60820 and Teva (TA:TEVA) was down 5.24% or 1250 points to 22600.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 236 to 73 and 135 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 2.23% or 0.99 to $45.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 2.25% or 1.06 to hit $48.41 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.06% or 0.70 to trade at $1131.00 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.11% to 3.9274, while EUR/ILS fell 0.36% to 4.4049.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.12% at 96.25.