Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 25 rose 0.06% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 25 were Melisron (TA:MLSR), which rose 1.49% or 250 points to trade at 16990 at the close. Meanwhile, OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK) added 1.43% or 55 points to end at 3910 and Strauss Group (TA:STRS) was up 0.95% or 58 points to 6153 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nice Ltd (TA:NICE), which fell 1.30% or 340 points to trade at 25740 at the close. Avner L (TA:AVNRp) declined 1.21% or 3.2 points to end at 260.4 and ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TA:ICL) was down 0.92% or 14 points to 1515.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 203 to 138 and 97 ended unchanged.
Shares in Melisron (TA:MLSR) rose to all time highs; rising 1.49% or 250 to 16990.
Crude oil for September delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $43.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.24% or 0.11 to hit $45.28 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.46% or 6.15 to trade at $1347.45 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.01% to 3.8196, while EUR/ILS rose 0.18% to 4.2428.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.22% at 96.08.