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At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 declined 0.93%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were OPC Energy Ltd (TASE:OPCE), which rose 1.02% or 35.00 points to trade at 3,470.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) added 0.99% or 1,800.00 points to end at 183,300.00 and Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA) was up 0.88% or 240.00 points to 27,410.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN), which fell 4.17% or 66.00 points to trade at 1,515.00 at the close. Ashtrom Group Ltd (TASE:ASHG) declined 4.08% or 300.00 points to end at 7,056.00 and Shufersal (TASE:SAE) was down 3.51% or 83.00 points to 2,280.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 368 to 104 and 49 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.17% or 66.00 to 1,515.00. Shares in Shufersal (TASE:SAE) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.51% or 83.00 to 2,280.00.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.61% or 0.72 to $119.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.71% or 0.85 to hit $120.36 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.61% or 11.30 to trade at $1,855.00 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.41% to 3.34, while EUR/ILS rose 0.49% to 3.58.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 102.36.
