Investing.com – Israel equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Biomed, Technology and Communication sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 lost 0.26% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the TA 35 were Leumi (TA:LUMI), which rose 1.86% or 43 points to trade at 2353 at the close. Gazit Globe Ltd (TA:GZT) added 1.85% or 52 points to end at 2864 and Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TA:DSCT) was up 1.06% or 13.0 points to 1237.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA), which lost 3.64% or 254 points to trade at 6730 in late trade. Israel Corp (TA:ILCO) declined 2.60% or 2620 points to end at 98280 and Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TA:BEZQ) shed 1.85% or 7.3 points to 387.7.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 268 to 116 and 31 ended unchanged on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.85% or 0.44 to $51.03 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.08% or 0.05 to hit $60.23 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.41% or 5.10 to trade at $1246.50 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.07% to 3.7673, while EUR/ILS rose 0.16% to 4.2700.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 96.655.