Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Biomed and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK), which rose 4.63% or 126 points to trade at 2850 at the close. Meanwhile, ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TA:ICL) added 2.42% or 36 points to end at 1524 and Delek Drilling LP (TA:DEDRp) was up 2.21% or 28 points to 1295 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teva (TA:TEVA), which fell 3.71% or 430 points to trade at 11160 at the close. Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TA:BEZQ) declined 2.14% or 13.5 points to end at 616.5 and Mylan NV (TA:MYL) was down 1.32% or 180 points to 13460.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 274 to 138 and 36 ended unchanged.
Shares in Teva (TA:TEVA) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.71% or 430 to 11160. Shares in Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TA:BEZQ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.14% or 13.5 to 616.5.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.43% or 0.21 to $49.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.31% or 0.16 to hit $51.97 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.74% or 9.42 to trade at $1268.08 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.13% to 3.6464, while EUR/ILS rose 0.40% to 3.9841.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 98.71.