Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Biomed and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Delek Drilling LP (TA:DEDRp), which rose 1.88% or 18 points to trade at 975 at the close. Meanwhile, Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TA:DSCT) added 1.76% or 16.5 points to end at 953.0 and Mylan NV (TA:MYL) was up 1.67% or 220 points to 13390 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Perrigo (TA:PRGO), which fell 2.96% or 950 points to trade at 31140 at the close. Melisron (TA:MLSR) declined 0.78% or 140 points to end at 17810 and ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TA:ICL) was down 0.70% or 10 points to 1424.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 300 to 99 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TA:DSCT) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.76% or 16.5 to 953.0. Shares in ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TA:ICL) fell to 52-week lows; down 0.70% or 10 to 1424.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.51% or 0.29 to $56.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.41% or 0.26 to hit $63.67 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.96% or 12.37 to trade at $1275.13 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.69% to 3.5492, while EUR/ILS rose 0.93% to 4.1420.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 94.30.