© REUTERS/Amir Cohen Israel stocks lower at close of trade; TA 35 down 1.26%

Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tel Aviv, the fell 1.26%.

The best performers of the session on the were Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:), which rose 2.75% or 63.00 points to trade at 2,350.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:) added 2.70% or 2,000.00 points to end at 76,000.00 and Kenon Holdings Ltd (TASE:) was up 1.94% or 150.00 points to 7,870.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:), which fell 4.90% or 98.00 points to trade at 1,900.00 at the close. Leumi (TASE:) declined 3.72% or 105.00 points to end at 2,720.00 and Israel Corp (TASE:) was down 3.52% or 3,170.00 points to 86,790.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 249 to 216 and 79 ended unchanged.

Shares in ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.90% or 98.00 to 1,900.00.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.48% or 1.19 to $81.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.20% or 1.02 to hit $85.91 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.46% or 9.25 to trade at $1,989.95 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was down 0.47% to 3.89, while EUR/ILS fell 0.35% to 4.18.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 104.88.