Israel stocks lower at close of trade; TA 35 down 0.82%

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

At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 0.82%.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA), which rose 1.66% or 64.00 points to trade at 3,911.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:ESLT) added 1.27% or 960.00 points to end at 76,260.00 and Shikun&Binui (TASE:SKBN) was up 1.26% or 13.00 points to 1,047.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG), which fell 3.03% or 1,760.00 points to trade at 56,300.00 at the close. Strauss Group (TASE:STRS) declined 2.52% or 212.00 points to end at 8,189.00 and NICE Ltd (TASE:NICE) was down 2.41% or 1,710.00 points to 69,190.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 251 to 187 and 105 ended unchanged.

Shares in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.66% or 64.00 to 3,911.00.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.06% or 0.05 to $88.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.09% or 0.08 to hit $92.14 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 1.45 to trade at $1,933.65 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was up 0.43% to 3.82, while EUR/ILS rose 0.37% to 4.11.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 104.28.