Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Technology and Biomed sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.65% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Delek Drilling LP (TA:DEDRp), which rose 6.87% or 90 points to trade at 1400 at the close. Meanwhile, Avner Oil Exploration LP (TA:AVNRp) added 6.14% or 15.1 points to end at 260.9 and Delek Group (TA:DLEKG) was up 4.59% or 3710 points to 84500 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Partner (TA:PTNR), which fell 3.53% or 69 points to trade at 1886 at the close. Azrieli Group Ltd (TA:AZRG) declined 0.82% or 170 points to end at 20480 and Frutarom (TA:FRUT) was down 0.75% or 160 points to 21160.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 248 to 157 and 96 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.10% or 0.05 to $47.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.18% or 0.09 to hit $50.86 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.37% or 4.50 to trade at $1228.70 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.28% to 3.6006, while EUR/ILS rose 0.36% to 3.9360.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.48% at 99.05.