Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Biomed, Communication and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 0.62% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK), which rose 7.23% or 152 points to trade at 2255 at the close. Meanwhile, Partner (TA:PTNR) added 5.18% or 69 points to end at 1400 and Sodastream International Ltd (TA:SODA) was up 1.91% or 620.0 points to 33040.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TA:TSEM), which fell 2.71% or 221 points to trade at 7921 at the close. Perrigo (TA:PRGO) declined 1.84% or 520 points to end at 27770 and Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TA:BEZQ) was down 0.18% or 0.7 points to 382.9.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 202 to 186 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TA:BEZQ) fell to 5-year lows; falling 0.18% or 0.7 to 382.9.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.14% or 0.80 to $69.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.20% or 0.15 to hit $73.25 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.23% or 2.90 to trade at $1247.30 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.10% to 3.6455, while EUR/ILS rose 0.00% to 4.2598.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 94.47.