Bruce Bentley

Israeli stocks fall at close of trade; TA 35 decreased by 0.11% Investing.com - Israel stocks were lower after the close on Sunday as losses in sectors and sectors drove lower stocks. At the close of trading in Tel Aviv, the value fell 0.11%. The best performers of the session were Nova (TASE :), which rose 3.37% or 1030 points to trade at 31550 at the close. Meanwhile, matrix (TASE :) added 2.47% or 203 points to end at 8421 and Maytronics (TASE :) rose 2.42% or 159 points to 6716 in late trade. Worst of the session was Perrigo (TASE :), which fell 2.38% or 330 points to close at 13550. OPKO Health Inc. (TASE :) fell 1.84% or 26 points to 1384 and Melisron (TASE :) fell 1.72% or 340 points to 19410. Rising stocks outpaced declines on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 265 to 173 and 27 ended unchanged. Maytronics (TASE :) shares rose to all-time highs; Up 2.42% or 159 to 6716. Crude for delivery in June rose 1.01%, or 0.62, to $ 62.05 a barrel. Elsewhe...

Pre-open market analysis of the daily chart Loss of momentum. Friday was a big bull bar, but it couldn't close above Thursday's high or a new all-time high. Cops not as strong as they could have been. The top of the 9-day narrow trading range was tested on Friday. Bears want a reversal from the double peak down, but need a bear sell signal bar before reversing down. The streak of 13 consecutive bull bars that ended two weeks ago makes it hard for bulls to stay much higher without a 10% pullback. Will likely enter a trading range for a couple of months soon. Last week it was the fifth consecutive bull bar on the weekly chart, which is unusual. This increases the likelihood that this will close under the Open of the Week, which is open today. This is the last week of April and the bulls want another month to end near its high. Before a bar is closed, there is often a sharp up or down movement that changes the appearance of the bar after it is closed. Increased chan...

© Reuters. Australia's stocks fall at close of trade; S & P / ASX 200 down 0.21% Investing.com - Australia's stocks were lower after Monday's close as losses across sectors and sectors drove lower stocks. At the close of trading in Sydney, the fell 0.21%. The best performers in the session were NIB Holdings (ASX :), which rose 10.20% or 0.55 points to close at 5.94. Meanwhile, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX :) added 4.80% or 1,040 points to end at 22,700 and Perpetual Ltd (ASX :) rose 4.36% or 1.48 points to 35.39 in late trade. Worst of the session was Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX :), which fell 6.82% or 0.090 points to close at 1.230. Blackmores Ltd (ASX :) was down 4.64% or 3.50 points to finish at 72.00. Kogan.com Ltd (ASX :) fell 4.12%, or 0.44 points, to 10.25. The decline in stocks on the Sydney Stock Exchange was 753 higher than the rise in stocks on the Sydney Stock Exchange, to 600, and 391 ended unchanged. The value that measures the...