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 rose 0.74%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA), which rose 4.61% or 389 points to trade at 8819 at the close. Meanwhile, Perrigo (TA:PRGO) added 3.89% or 1000 points to end at 26740 and Partner (TA:PTNR) was up 1.92% or 28 points to 1484 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shufersal (TA:SAE), which fell 1.32% or 31 points to trade at 2318 at the close. Poalim (TA:POLI) declined 0.93% or 24 points to end at 2555 and Frutarom Industries Ltd (TA:FRUT) was down 0.72% or 270 points to 37300.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 261 to 108 and 40 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for October delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $65.21 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.52% or 0.37 to hit $71.80 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.66% or 7.80 to trade at $1191.80 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.31% to 3.6606, while EUR/ILS rose 0.22% to 4.1870.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 96.00.