Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Communication and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.13% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Sapiens International Corporation NV (TASE:SPNS), which rose 2.92% or 268 points to trade at 9448 at the close. Meanwhile, ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) added 2.76% or 64 points to end at 2382 and Nova (TASE:NVMI) was up 2.63% or 840 points to 32730 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:SPEN), which fell 1.58% or 40 points to trade at 2486 at the close. Bank Hapoalim (TASE:POLI) declined 1.51% or 43 points to end at 2807 and Mizrahi Tefahot (TASE:MZTF) was down 1.43% or 141 points to 9690.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 281 to 165 and 27 ended unchanged.
Shares in ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.76% or 64 to 2382. Shares in Nova (TASE:NVMI) rose to all time highs; rising 2.63% or 840 to 32730.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.28% or 0.19 to $66.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.27% or 0.19 to hit $69.01 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $1905.30 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.32% to 3.2511, while EUR/ILS rose 0.32% to 3.9639.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 90.040.