Investing.com – Israel equities were lower at the close on Sunday, as losses in the Biomed, Technology and Insurance sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 25 declined 0.44% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the TA 25 were Avner L (TA:AVNRp), which rose 2.15% or 4.4 points to trade at 209.2 at the close. Delek Group (TA:DLEKG) added 1.67% or 1030 points to end at 62670 and Gazit Globe (TA:GZT) was up 1.48% or 49 points to 3354 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Perrigo (TA:PRGO), which lost 3.31% or 1660 points to trade at 48530 in late trade. Teva (TA:TEVA) declined 1.12% or 240 points to end at 21270 and Nice (TA:NICE) shed 0.98% or 230 points to 23350.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 169 to 153 and 130 ended unchanged on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 6.39% or 2.38 to $39.64 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 6.14% or 2.42 to hit $41.85 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.36% or 4.50 to trade at $1242.00 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.37% to 3.7758, while EUR/ILS fell 0.22% to 4.3028.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.30% at 94.22.