Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Real Estate, Biomed and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.27% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Sodastream International Ltd (TA:SODA), which rose 3.44% or 640.0 points to trade at 19220.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TA:TSEM) added 3.13% or 283 points to end at 9325 and Mylan NV (TA:MYL) was up 2.03% or 280 points to 14050 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA), which fell 3.15% or 370 points to trade at 11390 at the close. Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TA:BEZQ) declined 1.13% or 6.4 points to end at 558.0 and Paz Oil (TA:PZOL) was down 0.34% or 200 points to 58850.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 247 to 160 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TA:TSEM) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.13% or 283 to 9325. Shares in Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TA:BEZQ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 1.13% or 6.4 to 558.0.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.00% or 0.46 to $46.54 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.30% or 0.63 to hit $49.05 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.95% or 11.58 to trade at $1228.88 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.53% to 3.5554, while EUR/ILS rose 1.12% to 4.0766.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.69% at 94.90.