Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Biomed, Banking and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 declined 1.77% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Perrigo (TA:PRGO), which rose 0.77% or 200 points to trade at 26030 at the close. Meanwhile, Mazor Robotics (TA:MZOR) added 0.66% or 70 points to end at 10670 and Sodastream International Ltd (TA:SODA) was up 0.31% or 160.0 points to 52540.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Israel Corp (TA:ILCO), which fell 4.22% or 4800 points to trade at 109000 at the close. ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TA:ICL) declined 3.74% or 84 points to end at 2164 and Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TA:BEZQ) was down 2.94% or 12.1 points to 400.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 349 to 45 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sodastream International Ltd (TA:SODA) rose to all time highs; rising 0.31% or 160.0 to 52540.0.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 2.73% or 1.89 to $67.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 2.82% or 2.25 to hit $77.58 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.11% or 13.60 to trade at $1234.80 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.31% to 3.6726, while EUR/ILS rose 0.23% to 4.2078.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 95.75.