Investing.com – Israel equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Insurance, Financials and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 25 gained 0.28%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the TA 25 were Gazit Globe (TA:GZT), which rose 2.25% or 81 points to trade at 3680 at the close. Azrieli Group (TA:AZRG) added 1.47% or 250 points to end at 17240 and Isramco L (TA:ISRAp) was up 1.42% or 0.9 points to 64.2 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Teva (TA:TEVA), which lost 3.20% or 410 points to trade at 12400 in late trade. Nice Ltd (TA:NICE) declined 1.27% or 330 points to end at 25660 and OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK) shed 0.76% or 24 points to 3126.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 210 to 163 and 68 ended unchanged on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.34% or 0.71 to $52.30 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 1.04% or 0.58 to hit $55.14 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.36% or 4.40 to trade at $1236.50 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.26% to 3.7491, while EUR/ILS fell 0.66% to 4.0056.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.55% at 100.39.