Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking, Financials and Communication sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Strauss Group (TASE:STRS), which rose 4.46% or 460 points to trade at 10770 at the close. Meanwhile, Leumi (TASE:LUMI) added 1.72% or 44 points to end at 2597 and Nice Ltd (TASE:NICE) was up 1.38% or 680 points to 49900 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Melisron (TASE:MLSR), which fell 2.13% or 410 points to trade at 18860 at the close. Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) declined 1.97% or 1690 points to end at 84070 and Amot Investments Ltd (TASE:AMOT) was down 1.52% or 36 points to 2328.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 190 to 178 and 47 ended unchanged.
Shares in Strauss Group (TASE:STRS) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.46% or 460 to 10770. Shares in Leumi (TASE:LUMI) rose to all time highs; up 1.72% or 44 to 2597.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 3.35% or 1.98 to $57.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 2.81% or 1.83 to hit $63.23 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.40% or 19.45 to trade at $1408.75 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.25% to 3.5716, while EUR/ILS fell 0.03% to 4.0396.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 96.167.