Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Insurance and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.76%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO), which rose 3.86% or 1870 points to trade at 50300 at the close. Meanwhile, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) added 3.36% or 148 points to end at 4553 and Perrigo (TASE:PRGO) was up 3.30% or 680 points to 21310 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG), which fell 3.01% or 1190 points to trade at 38380 at the close. OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK) declined 2.63% or 14 points to end at 516 and Delek Drilling LP (TASE:DEDRp) was down 2.52% or 16 points to 602.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 250 to 131 and 41 ended unchanged.
Shares in Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.01% or 1190 to 38380. Shares in Perrigo (TASE:PRGO) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.30% or 680 to 21310. Shares in Delek Drilling LP (TASE:DEDRp) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.52% or 16 to 602.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 1.94% or 1.00 to $50.43 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.85% or 1.03 to hit $54.74 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 1.73% or 29.05 to trade at $1647.55 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.12% to 3.4312, while EUR/ILS rose 0.34% to 3.7317.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 98.927.