Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking, Real Estate and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK), which rose 3.84% or 106 points to trade at 2863 at the close. Meanwhile, Poalim (TA:POLI) added 1.81% or 41 points to end at 2305 and Melisron (TA:MLSR) was up 1.66% or 320 points to 19650 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mylan NV (TA:MYL), which fell 3.23% or 530 points to trade at 15890 at the close. Teva (TA:TEVA) declined 3.08% or 380 points to end at 11970 and Perrigo (TA:PRGO) was down 1.88% or 490 points to 25630.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 216 to 164 and 64 ended unchanged.
Shares in Melisron (TA:MLSR) rose to all time highs; rising 1.66% or 320 to 19650. Shares in Perrigo (TA:PRGO) fell to 5-year lows; down 1.88% or 490 to 25630.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.26% or 0.14 to $53.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.14% or 0.08 to hit $56.09 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.43% or 5.25 to trade at $1220.25 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.00% to 3.6777, while EUR/ILS fell 0.02% to 3.8913.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 101.72.