Israel stocks lower at close of trade; TA 35 down 0.53%

Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Real Estate , Communication and Banking sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 lost 0.53%.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL ), which rose 4.82% or 75.00 points to trade at 1,630.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM ) added 2.37% or 410.00 points to end at 17,690.00 and Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO ) was up 1.86% or 1,590.00 points to 87,290.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sapiens International Corporation NV (TASE:SPNS ), which fell 24.71% or 3,630.00 points to trade at 11,060.00 at the close. Amot Investments Ltd (TASE:AMOT ) declined 2.60% or 50.00 points to end at 1,871.00 and Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd (TASE:ENLT ) was down 2.51% or 145.00 points to 5,635.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 237 to 215 and 87 ended unchanged.

Shares in Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM ) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.37% or 410.00 to 17,690.00.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 3.15% or 2.22 to $68.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 2.87% or 2.12 to hit $71.75 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 2.75% or 74.00 to trade at $2,620.80 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was up 0.14% to 3.75, while EUR/ILS fell 0.53% to 3.99.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.58% at 105.50.

Source: Investing.com