Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Real Estate, Financials and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Strauss Group (TASE:STRS), which rose 3.40% or 350 points to trade at 10630 at the close. Meanwhile, Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TASE:ORL) added 3.01% or 5.4 points to end at 185.1 and Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:DSCT) was up 2.48% or 36.0 points to 1490.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA), which fell 2.18% or 60 points to trade at 2690 at the close. Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG) declined 1.94% or 1040 points to end at 52660 and Delek Drilling LP (TASE:DEDRp) was down 1.44% or 14 points to 945.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 202 to 176 and 33 ended unchanged.
Shares in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.18% or 60 to 2690.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.20% or 0.67 to $56.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.50% or 0.94 to hit $63.41 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.00% or 0.05 to trade at $1426.65 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.29% to 3.5277, while EUR/ILS fell 0.31% to 3.9564.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 96.938.