Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the Financials, Insurance and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 3.25% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:ENOG), which rose 2.93% or 115.00 points to trade at 4,045.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nova (TASE:NVMI) added 2.03% or 1,470.00 points to end at 73,970.00 and Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA) was up 1.45% or 380.00 points to 26,600.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Harel (TASE:HARL), which fell 9.89% or 626.00 points to trade at 5,703.00 at the close. Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:PHOE) declined 8.46% or 585.00 points to end at 6,330.00 and First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:FIBI) was down 8.07% or 1,550.00 points to 17,650.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 423 to 42 and 73 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.26% or 0.18 to $67.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.22% or 0.16 to hit $71.61 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.74% or 22.40 to trade at $3,048.40 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 1.06% to 3.71, while EUR/ILS rose 0.72% to 4.02.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 103.74.