Israel stocks lower at close of trade; TA 35 down 0.61%

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

At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 declined 0.61%.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Nova (TASE:NVMI), which rose 6.31% or 3,480.00 points to trade at 58,670.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sapiens International Corporation NV (TASE:SPNS) added 2.66% or 270.00 points to end at 10,420.00 and Camtek Ltd (TASE:CAMT) was up 1.68% or 490.00 points to 29,740.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Shikun&Binui (TASE:SKBN), which fell 5.61% or 51.00 points to trade at 860.00 at the close. First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:FIBI) declined 4.10% or 600.00 points to end at 14,020.00 and Ashtrom Group Ltd (TASE:ASHG) was down 3.32% or 170.00 points to 4,950.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 295 to 139 and 101 ended unchanged.

Shares in Nova (TASE:NVMI) rose to all time highs; gaining 6.31% or 3,480.00 to 58,670.00.

Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.50% or 0.38 to $76.60 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.42% or 0.34 to hit $81.97 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.45% or 9.20 to trade at $2,038.70 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was down 0.20% to 3.68, while EUR/ILS unchanged 0.12% to 3.97.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 103.96.