Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Communication, Biomed and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Maytronics (TASE:MTRN), which rose 3.00% or 225 points to trade at 7725 at the close. Meanwhile, Harel (TASE:HARL) added 2.53% or 81 points to end at 3281 and Perrigo (TASE:PRGO) was up 1.94% or 250 points to 13150 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO), which fell 2.46% or 2420 points to trade at 95900 at the close. Big Shopping Centers Ltd (TASE:BIG) declined 1.74% or 830 points to end at 47000 and First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:FIBI) was down 1.12% or 130 points to 11500.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 321 to 172 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Maytronics (TASE:MTRN) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.00% or 225 to 7725.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 2.55% or 1.75 to $70.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 2.33% or 1.67 to hit $73.26 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.32% or 5.85 to trade at $1810.15 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.16% to 3.2080, while EUR/ILS rose 0.37% to 3.8056.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 92.308.