Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Biomed and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 1.00% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Airport City Ltd (TA:ARPT), which rose 4.51% or 209 points to trade at 4840 at the close. Meanwhile, Elbit Systems Ltd (TA:ESLT) added 2.71% or 1160 points to end at 44010 and Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TA:DSCT) was up 2.37% or 21.2 points to 915.2 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TA:ORL), which fell 3.46% or 5.7 points to trade at 159.0 at the close. Paz Oil (TA:PZOL) declined 0.86% or 520 points to end at 59880 and Ormat Technologies (TA:ORA) was down 0.74% or 160 points to 21440.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 243 to 155 and 102 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.31% or 0.14 to $45.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.46% or 0.22 to hit $47.59 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.50% or 6.30 to trade at $1250.20 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.09% to 3.5272, while EUR/ILS fell 0.06% to 3.9390.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 97.08.