Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Communication, Technology and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK), which rose 3.83% or 48 points to trade at 1300 at the close. Meanwhile, Nice Ltd (TA:NICE) added 3.14% or 1290 points to end at 42340 and Ormat Technologies (TA:ORA) was up 2.59% or 490 points to 19430 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TA:TSEM), which fell 1.78% or 98 points to trade at 5407 at the close. Delek Drilling LP (TA:DEDRp) declined 1.64% or 18 points to end at 1080 and ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TA:ICL) was down 1.29% or 30 points to 2292.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 197 to 171 and 45 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for January delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $56.68 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.57% or 0.38 to hit $67.00 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.90% or 22.80 to trade at $1222.00 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.17% to 3.7020, while EUR/ILS rose 0.65% to 4.2278.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 96.31.