Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Biomed, Insurance and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 0.65% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Energix (TASE:ENRG), which rose 5.80% or 72 points to trade at 1314 at the close. Meanwhile, Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN) added 2.97% or 58 points to end at 2011 and Electra Ltd (TASE:ELTR) was up 2.66% or 4710 points to 181500 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nova (TASE:NVMI), which fell 1.63% or 530 points to trade at 31950 at the close. OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK) declined 1.21% or 17 points to end at 1392 and Strauss Group (TASE:STRS) was down 1.02% or 97 points to 9421.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 321 to 135 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Electra Ltd (TASE:ELTR) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.66% or 4710 to 181500.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.44% or 0.26 to $59.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.30% or 0.19 to hit $63.01 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.77% or 13.60 to trade at $1744.60 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.35% to 3.2914, while EUR/ILS rose 0.24% to 3.9161.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 92.180.