Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the added 1.51%.
The best performers of the session on the were Shikun & Binui (TASE:), which rose 5.98% or 71.00 points to trade at 1,259.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Electra Ltd (TASE:) added 4.95% or 9,570.00 points to end at 203,000.00 and Ashtrom Group Ltd (TASE:) was up 4.00% or 255.00 points to 6,623.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:), which fell 2.24% or 109.00 points to trade at 4,750.00 at the close. Harel (TASE:) declined 0.71% or 31.00 points to end at 4,349.00 and Ormat Technologies (TASE:) was down 0.68% or 200.00 points to 29,300.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 354 to 115 and 69 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shikun & Binui (TASE:) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.98% or 71.00 to 1,259.00. Shares in Electra Ltd (TASE:) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.95% or 9,570.00 to 203,000.00. Shares in Ashtrom Group Ltd (TASE:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.00% or 255.00 to 6,623.00.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.05% or 0.72 to $68.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.22% or 0.16 to hit $72.94 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.61% or 16.20 to trade at $2,681.00 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.55% to 3.63, while EUR/ILS fell 0.26% to 3.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 105.83.
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