Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Communication, Banking and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 25 gained 0.73%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 25 were Teva (TA:TEVA), which rose 2.84% or 740 points to trade at 26780 at the close. Meanwhile, Nice (TA:NICE) added 2.43% or 570 points to end at 24070 and Poalim (TA:POLI) was up 2.11% or 44 points to 2129 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Perrigo (TA:PRGO), which fell 2.48% or 1810 points to trade at 71250 at the close. Delek Group (TA:DLEKG) declined 2.10% or 2400 points to end at 112100 and Delek Drilling LP (TA:DEDRp) was down 1.97% or 31 points to 1539.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 181 to 151 and 116 ended unchanged.
Shares in Teva (TA:TEVA) rose to all time highs; up 2.84% or 740 to 26780.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.56% or 0.74 to $48.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.36% or 0.20 to hit $53.66 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.15% or 1.60 to trade at $1095.30 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.18% to 3.7786, while EUR/ILS fell 0.10% to 4.1772.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 96.78.