Investing.com – Israel equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 25 gained 0.03% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the TA 25 were Gazit Globe (TA:GZT), which rose 2.50% or 96 points to trade at 3935 at the close. Azrieli Group (TA:AZRG) added 1.46% or 250 points to end at 17400 and Melisron (TA:MLSR) was up 1.45% or 240 points to 16740 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Teva (TA:TEVA), which lost 1.34% or 280 points to trade at 20540 in late trade. OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK) declined 1.18% or 46 points to end at 3855 and Frutarom (TA:FRUT) shed 1.15% or 230 points to 19700.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 221 to 118 and 99 ended unchanged on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.66% or 1.11 to $42.91 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 2.44% or 1.08 to hit $45.35 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.23% or 3.05 to trade at $1341.35 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.20% to 3.8268, while EUR/ILS fell 0.33% to 4.2376.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.21% at 96.39.