Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Insurance, Financials and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.75%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Sodastream International Ltd (TA:SODA), which rose 3.30% or 1030.0 points to trade at 32280.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Harel (TA:HARL) added 3.01% or 77 points to end at 2637 and Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TA:TSEM) was up 1.97% or 192 points to 9927 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shufersal (TA:SAE), which fell 1.46% or 34 points to trade at 2299 at the close. Cellcom Israel Ltd (TA:CEL) declined 1.41% or 35 points to end at 2454 and Partner (TA:PTNR) was down 0.96% or 16 points to 1647.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 261 to 136 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cellcom Israel Ltd (TA:CEL) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.41% or 35 to 2454. Shares in Partner (TA:PTNR) fell to 52-week lows; falling 0.96% or 16 to 1647.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.67% or 0.44 to $65.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.62% or 0.43 to hit $69.38 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.34% or 4.60 to trade at $1354.50 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.43% to 3.5013, while EUR/ILS rose 1.12% to 4.3552.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.46% at 88.69.