At market close, Israeli equities are up; the TA 35 is up 1.79 percent

Increases in the Real Estate, Banking, and Communication sectors led to a surge in Israel's stock market on Sunday evening.

At the close of trading in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 1.79 percent.

Liveperson (TASE:LPSN) had the best performance on the TA 35, earning 9.87 percent or 484,000 points to end the session at 5,390.00. Strauss Group (TASE:STRS) climbed 5.02 percent, or 420.00 points, to end the trading day at 8,779.00, while OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPKO) gained 4.75 percent, or 41.50 points, to 915.00.

Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM) had the worst daily performance, sliding 0.68 percent or 110.00 points to end at 16,020.00. ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) down 0.46 percent or 15.00 points to 3,235.00, whilst Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) decreased 0.37 percent or 600.00 points to 160,300.00.

On the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, advancing shares over declining shares by a ratio of 393 to 105, with 28 stocks closing unchanged.

The price per barrel of crude oil for August delivery increased by $2.79, or 2.68 percent, to $107.06. Brent oil for September delivery remained unchanged by 0.00 percent or $0.00 at $109.10 per barrel, but the August Gold Futures contract decreased by 0.09 percent or $1.70 to trade at $1,828.10 per troy ounce.

The USD/ILS fell 1.07 percentage points to 3.41, while the EUR/ILS fell 0.82 percentage points to 3.60.

US Dollar Index Futures were 0.29 percent down at 103.89.