Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the Biomed, Technology and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 25 lost 0.04% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the TA 25 were Israel Corp (TA:ILCO), which rose 3.23% or 2250 points to trade at 72000 at the close. Meanwhile, ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TA:ICL) added 2.87% or 48 points to end at 1722 and Delek Group (TA:DLEKG) was up 1.14% or 950 points to 84110 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK), which fell 2.52% or 84 points to trade at 3244 at the close. Perrigo (TA:PRGO) declined 2.13% or 620 points to end at 28480 and Teva (TA:TEVA) was down 1.86% or 240 points to 12640.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 215 to 139 and 87 ended unchanged.
Shares in Perrigo (TA:PRGO) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.13% or 620 to 28480. Shares in Teva (TA:TEVA) fell to 5-year lows; down 1.86% or 240 to 12640.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 2.05% or 1.07 to $53.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 2.38% or 1.29 to hit $55.45 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.67% or 8.00 to trade at $1209.50 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.46% to 3.7997, while EUR/ILS fell 0.05% to 4.0688.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.33% at 100.77.