Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Communication, Biomed and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.67% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TA:ICL), which rose 8.71% or 125 points to trade at 1560 at the close. Meanwhile, Israel Corp (TA:ILCO) added 8.41% or 5550 points to end at 71550 and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA) was up 2.63% or 190 points to 7417 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK), which fell 2.93% or 51 points to trade at 1692 at the close. Nice Ltd (TA:NICE) declined 1.43% or 460 points to end at 31680 and Frutarom Industries Ltd (TA:FRUT) was down 1.34% or 420 points to 30900.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 259 to 143 and 30 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.94% or 0.60 to $64.40 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.78% or 0.54 to hit $69.80 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.19% or 15.80 to trade at $1338.30 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.75% to 3.3918, while EUR/ILS rose 0.69% to 4.1416.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.13% at 90.62.