Israel stocks lower at close of trade; TA 35 down 1.50%

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At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 lost 1.50% to hit a new 52-week low.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL), which rose 2.29% or 58.00 points to trade at 2,588.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) added 1.49% or 1,800.00 points to end at 123,000.00 and Strauss Group (TASE:STRS) was up 1.19% or 106.00 points to 8,988.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN), which fell 5.71% or 64.00 points to trade at 1,056.00 at the close. Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd (TASE:MVNE) declined 3.53% or 40.00 points to end at 1,093.00 and Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:ALHE) was down 3.31% or 117.00 points to 3,422.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 381 to 108 and 28 ended unchanged.

Shares in Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.71% or 64.00 to 1,056.00. Shares in Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:ALHE) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.31% or 117.00 to 3,422.00.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 2.40% or 1.86 to $79.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $84.50 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.60% or 10.70 to trade at $1,806.00 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was up 0.37% to 3.50, while EUR/ILS rose 0.56% to 3.72.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 104.04.