Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Insurance, Banking and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 25 rose 0.52%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 25 were Leumi (TA:LUMI), which rose 3.87% or 59 points to trade at 1582 at the close. Meanwhile, Ormat Technologies (TA:ORA) added 3.04% or 530 points to end at 17950 and Elbit Systems (TA:ESLT) was up 2.23% or 840 points to 38590 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mylan NV (TA:MYL), which fell 3.14% or 470 points to trade at 14490 at the close. Gazit Globe (TA:GZT) declined 2.61% or 86 points to end at 3210 and Melisron (TA:MLSR) was down 2.02% or 320 points to 15500.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 166 to 162 and 114 ended unchanged.
Shares in Leumi (TA:LUMI) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.87% or 59 to 1582.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 3.43% or 1.53 to $43.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 2.79% or 1.28 to hit $44.56 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 3.10% or 39.25 to trade at $1227.15 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.07% to 3.8336, while EUR/ILS fell 0.29% to 4.1656.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.20% at 98.99.