Investing.com – Israeli stocks were lower after Sunday’s close as losses in the , and sectors dragged shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, interest rates fell 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the stock market were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:), which rose 2.47% or 203.00 points to trade at 8,425.00 at the close. In the meantime, Azrieli group Ltd (TASE 🙂 added 1.45% or 430.00 points to end at 30,170.00 and Big Shopping Centers Ltd (TASE:) rose 1.10% or 590.00 points to 54,210.00 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were Camtek Ltd (TASE:), which fell 2.41% or 740.00 points to trade at 29,980.00 at the close. Ormat Technologies (TASE:) fell 1.91% or 490.00 points to end at 25,100.00 and ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:) fell 1.57% or 28.00 points to 1,752.00.
The number of falling stocks outnumbered rising shares on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 285 to 177, and 75 ended unchanged.
Shares in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:) rose to a five-year high; gain of 2.47% or 203.00 to 8,425.00. Shares in Azrieli Group Ltd (TASE:) rose to a 52-week high; profit from 1.45% or 430.00 to 30,170.00. Shares in Big Shopping Centers Ltd (TASE:) soared to record highs; rising by 1.10% or 590.00 to 54,210.00.
February crude oil deliveries rose 0.92%, or 0.64, to $70.26 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, March Brent crude deliveries were unchanged at 0.00% or 0.00 to reach $73.79 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.66% or 17.40 to are trading at $2,636.50 per troy ounce.
USD/ILS rose 0.55% to 3.67, while EUR/ILS rose 0.52% to 3.83.
US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.09% to 107.79.