Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Insurance, Financials and Biomed sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.24% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:PHOE), which rose 6.70% or 245.00 points to trade at 3,902.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nova (TASE:NVMI) added 2.77% or 2,360.00 points to end at 87,460.00 and Camtek Ltd (TASE:CAMT) was up 2.33% or 1,090.00 points to 47,800.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN), which fell 3.44% or 30.50 points to trade at 857.00 at the close. Energix (TASE:ENRG) declined 3.17% or 42.00 points to end at 1,285.00 and Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd (TASE:MVNE) was down 2.38% or 23.10 points to 949.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 249 to 205 and 85 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.33% or 0.27 to $80.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.29% or 0.25 to hit $84.78 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.62% or 14.90 to trade at $2,435.60 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.67% to 3.63, while EUR/ILS rose 0.47% to 3.96.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 103.77.