Israel stocks lower at close of trade; TA 35 down 0.08%

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At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 0.08%.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Maytronics (TASE:MTRN), which rose 3.00% or 225 points to trade at 7725 at the close. Meanwhile, Harel (TASE:HARL) added 2.53% or 81 points to end at 3281 and Perrigo (TASE:PRGO) was up 1.94% or 250 points to 13150 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO), which fell 2.46% or 2420 points to trade at 95900 at the close. Big Shopping Centers Ltd (TASE:BIG) declined 1.74% or 830 points to end at 47000 and First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:FIBI) was down 1.12% or 130 points to 11500.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 321 to 172 and 18 ended unchanged.

Shares in Maytronics (TASE:MTRN) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.00% or 225 to 7725.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 2.55% or 1.75 to $70.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 2.33% or 1.67 to hit $73.26 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.32% or 5.85 to trade at $1810.15 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was up 0.16% to 3.2080, while EUR/ILS rose 0.37% to 3.8056.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 92.308.