Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Insurance, Biomed and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 25 fell 0.98% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the TA 25 were Bezeq (TA:BEZQ), which rose 2.07% or 14.6 points to trade at 719.7 at the close. Meanwhile, ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TA:ICL) added 1.72% or 38 points to end at 2248 and Avner L (TA:AVNRp) was up 0.53% or 1.2 points to 228.1 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK), which fell 3.57% or 155 points to trade at 4192 at the close. Teva (TA:TEVA) declined 3.35% or 860 points to end at 24840 and Nice (TA:NICE) was down 3.05% or 750 points to 23820.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 202 to 136 and 112 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 7.88% or 3.88 to $45.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 8.70% or 4.71 to hit $49.44 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.64% or 7.20 to trade at $1139.70 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.08% to 3.9279, while EUR/ILS rose 0.75% to 4.4361.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.53% at 95.44.