Investing.com – Israel equities were higher at the close on Sunday, as gains in the Communication, Insurance and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 25 rose 0.36% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the TA 25 were Perrigo (TA:PRGO), which rose 2.32% or 770 points to trade at 33900 at the close. Elbit Systems (TA:ESLT) added 1.44% or 570 points to end at 40100 and Teva (TA:TEVA) was up 1.08% or 160 points to 14910 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gazit Globe (TA:GZT), which lost 2.68% or 94 points to trade at 3418 in late trade. Mylan NV (TA:MYL) declined 1.61% or 230 points to end at 14090 and Azrieli Group (TA:AZRG) shed 1.27% or 200 points to 15550.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 203 to 139 and 101 ended unchanged on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $46.36 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.69% or 0.32 to hit $46.81 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.74% or 9.00 to trade at $1207.90 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.59% to 3.8874, while EUR/ILS rose 0.20% to 4.1160.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.41% at 101.41.