Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Biomed and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.43% to hit a new 3-years high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:SPEN), which rose 5.10% or 99.00 points to trade at 2040.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Liveperson (TASE:LPSN) added 3.31% or 430 points to end at 13430 and Strauss Group (TASE:STRS) was up 2.92% or 310 points to 10930 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK), which fell 3.40% or 19 points to trade at 548 at the close. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) declined 2.62% or 99 points to end at 3673 and Isramco Negev 2 LP (TASE:ISRAp) was down 1.76% or 1.1 points to 61.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 198 to 194 and 26 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:SPEN) rose to all time highs; rising 5.10% or 99.00 to 2040.00.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.38% or 0.22 to $58.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.48% or 0.30 to hit $62.92 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 2.95 to trade at $1466.75 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.05% to 3.4640, while EUR/ILS fell 0.02% to 3.8161.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 98.225.