Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Insurance, Financials and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 25 gained 0.28%.
The best performers 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. Meanwhile, 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.
The worst performers of the session were Teva (TA:TEVA), which fell 3.20% or 410 points to trade at 12400 at the close. Nice Ltd (TA:NICE) declined 1.27% or 330 points to end at 25660 and OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK) was down 0.76% or 24 points to 3126.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 210 to 163 and 68 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.34% or 0.71 to $52.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, 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 0.54% at 100.38.