Investing.com – Israel equities were lower at the close on Sunday, as losses in the Biomed, Technology and Communication sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 0.30% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the TA 35 were Isramco Negev 2 LP (TA:ISRAp), which rose 2.41% or 1.0 points to trade at 42.5 at the close. Melisron (TA:MLSR) added 1.25% or 200 points to end at 16250 and ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TA:ICL) was up 1.18% or 25 points to 2140 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Perrigo (TA:PRGO), which lost 5.23% or 1240 points to trade at 22450 in late trade. Nice Ltd (TA:NICE) declined 1.96% or 840 points to end at 41940 and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA) shed 1.75% or 130 points to 7300.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 193 to 170 and 38 ended unchanged on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.26% or 0.65 to $52.14 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 2.08% or 1.25 to hit $61.31 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.84% or 10.45 to trade at $1254.05 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.12% to 3.7330, while EUR/ILS rose 0.06% to 4.2475.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 96.650.