Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Insurance, Financials and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.96% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Azrieli Group Ltd (TA:AZRG), which rose 2.90% or 580 points to trade at 20550 at the close. Meanwhile, Mizrahi Tefahot (TA:MZTF) added 2.84% or 169 points to end at 6130 and Harel (TA:HARL) was up 2.63% or 51 points to 1992 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ormat Technologies (TA:ORA), which fell 2.41% or 510 points to trade at 20650 at the close. Strauss Group (TA:STRS) declined 1.33% or 85 points to end at 6307 and Elbit Systems (TA:ESLT) was down 0.52% or 220 points to 42200.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 276 to 138 and 87 ended unchanged.
Shares in Azrieli Group Ltd (TA:AZRG) rose to all time highs; up 2.90% or 580 to 20550.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 2.17% or 0.99 to $46.51 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 2.17% or 1.05 to hit $49.43 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.03% or 0.41 to trade at $1229.01 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.43% to 3.5909, while EUR/ILS fell 0.34% to 3.9482.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 98.42.