Israeli shares fall at the close; TA 35 down 1.56%

Israeli shares fell after the close on Sunday as losses in the Banking, Finance and Communications sectors dragged shares lower.

At the close in Tel Aviv, TA 35 was down 1.56%, hitting a 1-month low. Electra Ltd (TASE:ELTR), the best performer of the session on TA 35, rose 1.99% or 3,950.00 points to trade at 202,200.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Azrieli Group Ltd (TASE:AZRG) gained 0.38% or 100.00 points to 26,500.00 while Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN) added 0.28% or 4.00 points to 1,437.00. Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO), the worst performer of the session, fell 3.97% or 5,700.00 points to trade at 138,000.00 at the close. Nice Ltd (TASE:NICE) fell 3.22% or 2,250.00 points to 67,700.00, while Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG) dropped 3.19% or 1,880.00 points to 57,050.00. The number of stocks falling on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange outnumbered those rising, 344 to 124, while 47 stocks were unchanged. Crude oil for November delivery was unchanged by 0.00% or 0.00 to $84.76 a barrel. In commodities trading, Brent crude for November delivery rose 0.80% or 0.73% to $91.57 a barrel, while the December gold futures contract rose 0.43% or 7.20% to trade at $1,684.50 an ounce. USD/ILS fell 0.38% to 3.42, while EUR/ILS slipped 0.25% to 3.43. US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.05% to 109.39. Follow Global Economic Developments on Social Media! Click here to follow Ieconomy official Facebook account! Click here to follow Ieconomy official Instagram account! Click here to follow Ieconomy official Twitter account!