Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Biomed, Technology and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.69%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK), which rose 4.51% or 104 points to trade at 2410 at the close. Meanwhile, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA) added 2.48% or 126 points to end at 5210 and Paz Oil (TA:PZOL) was up 2.23% or 1280 points to 58620 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TA:ICL), which fell 0.82% or 12 points to trade at 1453 at the close. Perrigo (TA:PRGO) declined 0.65% or 200 points to end at 30360 and Strauss Group (TA:STRS) was down 0.60% or 42 points to 6901.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 263 to 124 and 20 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for December delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $51.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.17% or 0.67 to hit $57.90 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.59% or 7.58 to trade at $1282.42 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.01% to 3.4916, while EUR/ILS fell 0.62% to 4.1130.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.61% at 93.57.