Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the Banking, Insurance and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 declined 0.45%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:SPEN), which rose 3.69% or 79.00 points to trade at 2220.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Perrigo (TASE:PRGO) added 2.62% or 460 points to end at 18000 and First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:FIBI) was up 1.41% or 150 points to 10800 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO), which fell 2.15% or 1520 points to trade at 69220 at the close. ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) declined 2.09% or 34 points to end at 1596 and Mizrahi Tefahot (TASE:MZTF) was down 2.02% or 188 points to 9100.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 206 to 178 and 33 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:SPEN) rose to all time highs; rising 3.69% or 79.00 to 2220.00. Shares in First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:FIBI) rose to all time highs; up 1.41% or 150 to 10800.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 4.63% or 2.69 to $55.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 3.98% or 2.52 to hit $60.75 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.65% or 9.50 to trade at $1470.30 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.00% to 3.4755, while EUR/ILS rose 0.09% to 3.8290.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 98.185.