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 lost 1.36% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the TA 25 were Bezeq (TA:BEZQ), which rose 0.80% or 6.5 points to trade at 816.5 at the close. ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TA:ICL) added 0.67% or 11 points to end at 1655 and Azrieli Group (TA:AZRG) was up 0.53% or 80 points to 15280 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Perrigo (TA:PRGO), which lost 5.44% or 1930 points to trade at 33550 in late trade. Teva (TA:TEVA) declined 3.74% or 750 points to end at 19280 and Elbit Systems (TA:ESLT) shed 3.16% or 1170 points to 35830.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 202 to 114 and 132 ended unchanged on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.69% or 0.32 to $46.38 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.40% or 0.19 to hit $47.89 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.27% or 3.40 to trade at $1274.60 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.50% to 3.7863, while EUR/ILS fell 0.16% to 4.2794.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.52% at 94.60.