Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking, Communication and Biomed sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.09% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK), which rose 4.83% or 42 points to trade at 912 at the close. Meanwhile, Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:DSCT) added 4.48% or 52 points to end at 1212 and Airport City Ltd (TASE:ARPT) was up 3.98% or 178 points to 4652 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:ENOG), which fell 5.26% or 133 points to trade at 2396 at the close. Fattal 1998 Holdings Ltd (TASE:FATTAL) declined 3.83% or 930 points to end at 23360 and Delek Drilling LP (TASE:DEDRp) was down 3.05% or 10 points to 318.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 228 to 163 and 25 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.37% or 0.14 to $38.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.76% or 0.31 to hit $40.49 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.95% or 16.25 to trade at $1721.35 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.03% to 3.4480, while EUR/ILS rose 0.39% to 3.9098.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 96.362.