Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Insurance, Biomed and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 lost 0.74% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Liveperson (TA:LPSN), which rose 2.33% or 166 points to trade at 7281 at the close. Meanwhile, Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TA:ORL) added 1.43% or 2.6 points to end at 185.0 and Fattal 1998 Holdings Ltd (TA:FATTAL) was up 1.19% or 530 points to 44960 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA), which fell 5.34% or 390 points to trade at 6910 at the close. Perrigo (TA:PRGO) declined 2.85% or 640 points to end at 21810 and Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TA:PHOE1) was down 2.76% or 60 points to 2114.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 261 to 116 and 30 ended unchanged.
Shares in Perrigo (TA:PRGO) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.85% or 640 to 21810.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 2.01% or 1.06 to $51.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 1.17% or 0.72 to hit $60.95 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.14% or 1.70 to trade at $1250.90 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.31% to 3.7451, while EUR/ILS rose 0.28% to 4.2599.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.59% at 97.050.