Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Biomed, Financials and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN), which rose 6.71% or 94.00 points to trade at 1,495.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kenon Holdings Ltd (TASE:KEN) added 4.37% or 600.00 points to end at 14,340.00 and OPC Energy Ltd (TASE:OPCE) was up 3.60% or 127.00 points to 3,659.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Liveperson (TASE:LPSN), which fell 6.40% or 333.00 points to trade at 4,867.00 at the close. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) declined 4.13% or 103.00 points to end at 2,390.00 and Nice Ltd (TASE:NICE) was down 2.00% or 1,400.00 points to 68,640.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 249 to 223 and 50 ended unchanged.
Shares in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.13% or 103.00 to 2,390.00.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 7.56% or 7.87 to $96.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 6.84% or 7.33 to hit $99.77 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.15% or 2.65 to trade at $1,729.05 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.15% to 3.48, while EUR/ILS unchanged 0.10% to 3.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 107.76.