Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Communication, Oil & Gas and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 25 rose 0.53%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 25 were OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK), which rose 4.24% or 153 points to trade at 3764 at the close. Meanwhile, Israel Corp (TA:ILCO) added 3.68% or 2090 points to end at 58900 and Delek Drilling LP (TA:DEDRp) was up 2.68% or 35 points to 1342 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teva (TA:TEVA), which fell 4.43% or 710 points to trade at 15330 at the close. Perrigo (TA:PRGO) declined 0.87% or 280 points to end at 31780 and Mizrahi Tefahot (TA:MZTF) was up 0.42% or 21 points to 4973.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 172 to 165 and 107 ended unchanged.
Shares in Teva (TA:TEVA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.43% or 710 to 15330. Shares in Perrigo (TA:PRGO) fell to 5-year lows; down 0.87% or 280 to 31780.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.23% or 0.55 to $44.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.70% or 0.79 to hit $45.56 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.19% or 2.50 to trade at $1305.80 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.58% to 3.7900, while EUR/ILS fell 0.10% to 4.2290.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.26% at 96.94.