Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the Insurance, Banking and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 lost 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Melisron (TA:MLSR), which rose 1.93% or 340 points to trade at 17950 at the close. Meanwhile, Paz Oil (TA:PZOL) added 1.66% or 960 points to end at 58700 and Ormat Technologies (TA:ORA) was up 1.33% or 280 points to 21340 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Harel (TA:HARL), which fell 2.63% or 53 points to trade at 1961 at the close. ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TA:ICL) declined 1.19% or 19 points to end at 1584 and Poalim (TA:POLI) was down 1.06% or 24 points to 2236.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 189 to 180 and 72 ended unchanged.
Shares in Melisron (TA:MLSR) rose to all time highs; up 1.93% or 340 to 17950. Shares in Ormat Technologies (TA:ORA) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.33% or 280 to 21340.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.83% or 0.45 to $54.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $56.31 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.53% or 6.65 to trade at $1258.05 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.16% to 3.6925, while EUR/ILS fell 0.41% to 3.8977.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 101.12.