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At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 0.63%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL), which rose 1.97% or 62 points to trade at 3212 at the close. Meanwhile, Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) added 1.53% or 2150 points to end at 143130 and Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN) was up 1.13% or 24 points to 2147 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK), which fell 5.78% or 85 points to trade at 1386 at the close. Nova (TASE:NVMI) declined 5.46% or 2430 points to end at 42050 and Energix (TASE:ENRG) was down 3.45% or 46 points to 1288.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 390 to 124 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.97% or 62 to 3212. Shares in Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.53% or 2150 to 143130.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 2.41% or 1.88 to $79.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.88% or 1.52 to hit $82.32 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 1.84% or 33.65 to trade at $1791.45 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.35% to 3.1133, while EUR/ILS rose 0.28% to 3.5196.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.00% at 96.185.
