Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Financials and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 1.20%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO), which rose 4.49% or 6,200.00 points to trade at 144,200.00 at the close. Meanwhile, ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) added 4.06% or 115.00 points to end at 2,949.00 and Electra Ltd (TASE:ELTR) was up 3.86% or 7,800.00 points to 210,000.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK), which fell 3.60% or 25.40 points to trade at 680.00 at the close. Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG) declined 2.94% or 1,680.00 points to end at 55,370.00 and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) was down 2.73% or 83.00 points to 2,955.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 283 to 198 and 29 ended unchanged.
Shares in OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.60% or 25.40 to 680.00.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.25% or 0.21 to $84.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.22% or 0.20 to hit $91.55 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 4.25 to trade at $1,679.25 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.64% to 3.44, while EUR/ILS rose 0.59% to 3.45.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 109.47.