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At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 lost 1.99% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA), which rose 1.91% or 66.00 points to trade at 3,525.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) added 0.86% or 1,070.00 points to end at 125,890.00 and ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) was up 0.41% or 11.00 points to 2,712.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:DSCT), which fell 4.83% or 85.00 points to trade at 1,675.00 at the close. Mizrahi Tefahot (TASE:MZTF) declined 4.68% or 530.00 points to end at 10,800.00 and Leumi (TASE:LUMI) was down 4.40% or 134.00 points to 2,911.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 392 to 84 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:DSCT) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.83% or 85.00 to 1,675.00.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 2.01% or 1.63 to $79.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $86.40 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.10% or 2.00 to trade at $1,928.00 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.97% to 3.44, while EUR/ILS rose 0.71% to 3.74.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 101.74.
