Investing.com – Israel equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the TA Banks 5, TA Finance and TA Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 0.49% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the TA 35 were Airport City Ltd (TASE:ARPT), which rose 2.04% or 105.00 points to trade at 5,263.00 at the close. Melisron (TASE:MLSR) added 1.52% or 370.00 points to end at 24,670.00 and Big Shopping Centers Ltd (TASE:BIG) was up 1.49% or 530.00 points to 36,000.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included NICE Ltd (TASE:NICE), which fell 1.78% or 1,110.00 points to trade at 61,390.00 in late trade. Newmed Energy LP (TASE:NWMDp) declined 1.74% or 15.30 points to end at 863.00 and Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:DSCT) down 1.54% or 29.00 points to 1,855.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 230 to 203 and 106 ended unchanged on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.35% or 0.28 to $81.01 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.32% or 0.27 to hit $84.60 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.51% or 12.00 to trade at $2,343.20 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.89% to 3.72, while EUR/ILS fell 0.40% to 3.99.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 105.17.