Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Real Estate and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.33% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Maytronics (TASE:MTRN), which rose 3.88% or 295 points to trade at 7895 at the close. Meanwhile, Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN) added 2.20% or 45 points to end at 2095 and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) was up 1.98% or 50 points to 2569 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Liveperson (TASE:LPSN), which fell 2.25% or 250 points to trade at 10860 at the close. Big Shopping Centers Ltd (TASE:BIG) declined 1.99% or 1030 points to end at 50800 and Nice Ltd (TASE:NICE) was down 1.59% or 1510 points to 93450.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 355 to 162 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Liveperson (TASE:LPSN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.25% or 250 to 10860.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.60% or 1.20 to $76.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.85% or 1.44 to hit $79.22 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 1.61% or 29.35 to trade at $1799.25 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.28% to 3.1133, while EUR/ILS fell 0.52% to 3.5112.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.76% at 96.317.