Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Communication, Real Estate and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 25 lost 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 25 were OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK), which rose 3.53% or 148 points to trade at 4335 at the close. Meanwhile, Isramco L (TA:ISRAp) added 1.67% or 1.1 points to end at 67.0 and Ormat Technologies (TA:ORA) was up 0.73% or 140 points to 19300 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Discount (TA:DSCT), which fell 1.59% or 12.6 points to trade at 782.0 at the close. Bezeq (TA:BEZQ) declined 1.58% or 11.0 points to end at 684.0 and ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TA:ICL) was down 1.42% or 23 points to 1602.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 216 to 135 and 91 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ormat Technologies (TA:ORA) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.73% or 140 to 19300.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 3.61% or 1.86 to $53.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 3.55% or 1.93 to hit $56.26 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.03% or 0.40 to trade at $1161.50 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.45% to 3.8141, while EUR/ILS rose 0.10% to 4.0472.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.38% at 101.21.