Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Technology, Biomed and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 25 added 1.08% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 25 were Mylan NV (TA:MYL), which rose 6.76% or 890 points to trade at 14060 at the close. Meanwhile, Teva (TA:TEVA) added 3.78% or 510 points to end at 14000 and Ormat Technologies (TA:ORA) was up 3.01% or 560 points to 19160 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Azrieli Group (TA:AZRG), which fell 0.82% or 140 points to trade at 16960 at the close. Isramco L (TA:ISRAp) declined 0.45% or 0.3 points to end at 65.9 and Discount (TA:DSCT) was down 0.40% or 3.2 points to 794.6.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 227 to 130 and 85 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ormat Technologies (TA:ORA) rose to all time highs; up 3.01% or 560 to 19160.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.28% or 0.65 to $51.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.87% or 0.47 to hit $54.36 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.94% or 11.00 to trade at $1161.40 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.49% to 3.8312, while EUR/ILS fell 0.10% to 4.0430.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.48% at 101.60.