Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Insurance, Oil & Gas and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 0.83%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK), which rose 4.90% or 32 points to trade at 681 at the close. Meanwhile, Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:ESLT) added 2.70% or 1420 points to end at 54060 and Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA) was up 2.40% or 520 points to 22180 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Liveperson (TASE:LPSN), which fell 2.26% or 220 points to trade at 9494 at the close. Nice Ltd (TASE:NICE) declined 1.71% or 860 points to end at 49420 and Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG) was down 1.23% or 780 points to 62700.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 229 to 155 and 35 ended unchanged.
Shares in Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:ESLT) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.70% or 1420 to 54060. Shares in Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.40% or 520 to 22180.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.38% or 0.20 to $53.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.80% or 0.49 to hit $61.77 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.25 to trade at $1328.15 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.20% to 3.6189, while EUR/ILS rose 0.23% to 4.0687.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 97.148.