Israel stocks lower at close of trade; TA 35 down 0.12%

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At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 0.12%.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Nova (TASE:NVMI), which rose 5.97% or 1550 points to trade at 27500 at the close. Meanwhile, ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) added 3.07% or 57 points to end at 1911 and Electra Ltd (TASE:ELTR) was up 2.92% or 4890 points to 172090 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA), which fell 7.26% or 2950 points to trade at 37700 at the close. Maytronics (TASE:MTRN) declined 3.62% or 211 points to end at 5620 and Perrigo (TASE:PRGO) was down 1.69% or 250 points to 14550.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 241 to 183 and 20 ended unchanged.

Shares in Nova (TASE:NVMI) rose to all time highs; up 5.97% or 1550 to 27500. Shares in ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.07% or 57 to 1911.

Crude oil for March delivery was up 2.54% or 1.48 to $59.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 2.49% or 1.52 to hit $62.66 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 2.25 to trade at $1824.55 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was up 0.17% to 3.2528, while EUR/ILS rose 0.11% to 3.9424.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 90.425.