Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Biomed, Communication and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.01% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Energix (TASE:ENRG), which rose 2.44% or 31 points to trade at 1303 at the close. Meanwhile, ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) added 1.91% or 43 points to end at 2289 and Electra Ltd (TASE:ELTR) was up 1.74% or 3360 points to 196500 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Harel (TASE:HARL), which fell 3.53% or 118 points to trade at 3222 at the close. Maytronics (TASE:MTRN) declined 3.41% or 262 points to end at 7420 and Melisron (TASE:MLSR) was down 1.44% or 380 points to 26010.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 286 to 194 and 36 ended unchanged.
Shares in Electra Ltd (TASE:ELTR) rose to all time highs; up 1.74% or 3360 to 196500.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.45% or 0.31 to $69.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.47% or 0.34 to hit $72.04 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.40% or 7.25 to trade at $1812.25 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.04% to 3.2176, while EUR/ILS fell 0.00% to 3.7947.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 92.722.