Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking, Financials and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.54% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Nova (TASE:NVMI), which rose 4.64% or 1460 points to trade at 32930 at the close. Meanwhile, Energix (TASE:ENRG) added 2.58% or 35 points to end at 1389 and Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:DSCT) was up 2.50% or 44 points to 1804 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Perrigo (TASE:PRGO), which fell 2.62% or 390 points to trade at 14500 at the close. Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA) declined 1.73% or 390 points to end at 22120 and Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM) was down 1.26% or 120 points to 9392.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 299 to 195 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:DSCT) rose to all time highs; rising 2.50% or 44 to 1804.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.29% or 0.23 to $80.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.18% or 0.15 to hit $83.50 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 5.55 to trade at $1761.25 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.16% to 3.2316, while EUR/ILS rose 0.07% to 3.7294.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 94.438.