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At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 lost 1.16% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA), which rose 5.30% or 164.00 points to trade at 3,256.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Energix (TASE:ENRG) added 1.08% or 12.00 points to end at 1,127.00 and Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:PHOE1) was up 0.74% or 27.00 points to 3,697.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Big Shopping Centers Ltd (TASE:BIG), which fell 4.42% or 1,640.00 points to trade at 35,460.00 at the close. ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) declined 4.35% or 115.00 points to end at 2,530.00 and Nova (TASE:NVMI) was down 3.69% or 1,080.00 points to 28,170.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 308 to 191 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Big Shopping Centers Ltd (TASE:BIG) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.42% or 1,640.00 to 35,460.00. Shares in ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.35% or 115.00 to 2,530.00.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.61% or 0.48 to $77.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.80% or 0.66 to hit $81.54 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 1.22% or 22.25 to trade at $1,803.15 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 1.01% to 3.50, while EUR/ILS rose 0.84% to 3.70.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 104.21.
