Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Biomed and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 1.12%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:ENOG), which rose 4.43% or 148 points to trade at 3489 at the close. Meanwhile, Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) added 4.22% or 2420 points to end at 59830 and ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) was up 3.52% or 50 points to 1470 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Isramco Negev 2 LP (TASE:ISRAp), which fell 1.79% or 0.8 points to trade at 43.9 at the close. Perrigo (TASE:PRGO) declined 1.30% or 270 points to end at 20490 and Delek Drilling LP (TASE:DEDRp) was down 1.23% or 8 points to 641.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 264 to 123 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Delek Drilling LP (TASE:DEDRp) fell to 5-year lows; losing 1.23% or 8 to 641.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.33% or 0.66 to $50.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.99% or 1.06 to hit $54.33 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.63% or 9.95 to trade at $1569.55 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.00% to 3.4192, while EUR/ILS rose 0.11% to 3.7346.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 98.612.