Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Communication, Real Estate and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 0.72%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA), which rose 4.44% or 229 points to trade at 5390 at the close. Meanwhile, Nice Ltd (TA:NICE) added 3.19% or 1520 points to end at 49170 and Liveperson (TA:LPSN) was up 2.39% or 240 points to 10270 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK), which fell 1.99% or 17 points to trade at 839 at the close. Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TA:BEZQ) declined 1.85% or 5.0 points to end at 266.0 and Delek Drilling LP (TA:DEDRp) was down 1.46% or 16 points to 1079.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 209 to 162 and 47 ended unchanged.
Shares in OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK) fell to all time lows; down 1.99% or 17 to 839. Shares in Nice Ltd (TA:NICE) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.19% or 1520 to 49170.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.07% or 0.70 to $66.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.41% or 0.30 to hit $74.34 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.27% or 3.45 to trade at $1274.15 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.42% to 3.6061, while EUR/ILS rose 0.05% to 4.0442.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.38% at 97.322.