Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Biomed, Technology and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 0.27% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA), which rose 2.22% or 250 points to trade at 11490 at the close. Meanwhile, Airport City Ltd (TA:ARPT) added 1.88% or 92 points to end at 4980 and Harel (TA:HARL) was up 1.84% or 38 points to 2103 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TA:BEZQ), which fell 3.93% or 23.7 points to trade at 579.0 at the close. Isramco Negev 2 LP (TA:ISRAp) declined 1.68% or 0.9 points to end at 52.6 and Poalim (TA:POLI) was down 1.33% or 32 points to 2383.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 246 to 140 and 113 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TA:BEZQ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 3.93% or 23.7 to 579.0. Shares in Isramco Negev 2 LP (TA:ISRAp) fell to 3-years lows; falling 1.68% or 0.9 to 52.6.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.89% or 0.38 to $43.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $45.75 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.71% or 8.91 to trade at $1258.31 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.26% to 3.5400, while EUR/ILS rose 0.10% to 3.9622.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 96.98.