Israel stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Oil&Gas, Communication and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 0.39%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TASE:ORL), which rose 2.55% or 4.1 points to trade at 164.9 at the close. Meanwhile, Fattal 1998 Holdings Ltd (TASE:FATTAL) added 1.47% or 780 points to end at 53920 and Strauss Group (TASE:STRS) was up 1.38% or 150 points to 11000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:SPEN), which fell 2.67% or 56.00 points to trade at 2045.00 at the close. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) declined 2.32% or 81 points to end at 3411 and Delek Drilling LP (TASE:DEDRp) was down 2.12% or 18 points to 827.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 232 to 164 and 19 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.23% or 0.14 to $60.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.38% or 0.25 to hit $66.39 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.48% or 7.05 to trade at $1487.95 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.05% to 3.4772, while EUR/ILS rose 0.12% to 3.8564.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.00% at 97.270.
