Israel stocks lower at close of trade; TA 35 down 1.19%

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At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 1.19% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Strauss Group (TASE:STRS), which rose 3.06% or 272.00 points to trade at 9,150.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Energix (TASE:ENRG) added 1.73% or 20.00 points to end at 1,173.00 and Nova (TASE:NVMI) was up 1.52% or 440.00 points to 29,460.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA), which fell 4.22% or 1,300.00 points to trade at 29,520.00 at the close. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) declined 3.32% or 105.00 points to end at 3,054.00 and Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN) was down 3.09% or 36.00 points to 1,129.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 304 to 166 and 34 ended unchanged.

Shares in Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.09% or 36.00 to 1,129.00.

Crude oil for February delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $74.46 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 2.40% or 1.95 to hit $79.26 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.85% or 15.20 to trade at $1,803.00 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was up 1.26% to 3.46, while EUR/ILS rose 0.78% to 3.66.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 104.45.