Israel stocks lower at close of trade; TA 35 down 0.21%

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At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 declined 0.21%.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TASE:BEZQ), which rose 7.74% or 31.1 points to trade at 432.7 at the close. Meanwhile, Melisron (TASE:MLSR) added 3.15% or 880 points to end at 28800 and Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) was up 2.70% or 3260 points to 123960 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA), which fell 3.60% or 107 points to trade at 2869 at the close. Nice Ltd (TASE:NICE) declined 1.88% or 1850 points to end at 96450 and Bank Hapoalim (TASE:POLI) was down 1.77% or 54 points to 2990.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 258 to 229 and 38 ended unchanged.

Shares in Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TASE:BEZQ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.74% or 31.1 to 432.7. Shares in Melisron (TASE:MLSR) rose to all time highs; rising 3.15% or 880 to 28800. Shares in Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.70% or 3260 to 123960.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.03% or 0.02 to $79.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.32% or 0.26 to hit $82.31 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.51% or 9.60 to trade at $1857.00 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was down 0.26% to 3.0933, while EUR/ILS fell 0.46% to 3.5092.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 95.743.