Israel stocks lower at close of trade; TA 35 down 0.98%
Amir Cohen Israel stocks lower at close of trade; TA 35 down 0.98%
Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Communication, Technology and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 0.98%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were OPC Energy Ltd (TASE:OPCE), which rose 1.28% or 50.00 points to trade at 3,970.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA) added 1.10% or 340.00 points to end at 31,170.00 and Nova (TASE:NVMI) was up 0.78% or 230.00 points to 29,680.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK), which fell 5.53% or 27.60 points to trade at 472.00 at the close. Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG) declined 3.10% or 1,420.00 points to end at 44,400.00 and Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:ALHE) was down 2.36% or 94.00 points to 3,886.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 367 to 106 and 37 ended unchanged.
Shares in OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.53% or 27.60 to 472.00. Shares in Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:ALHE) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.36% or 94.00 to 3,886.00.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 3.38% or 2.60 to $74.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 3.68% or 3.04 to hit $79.64 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.13% or 2.25 to trade at $1,783.55 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.52% to 3.42, while EUR/ILS rose 0.46% to 3.58.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 105.31.
