Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking, Financials and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 1.50%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:ALHE), which rose 6.98% or 162.00 points to trade at 2,482.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:DSCT) added 4.51% or 83.00 points to end at 1,925.00 and First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:FIBI) was up 3.96% or 580.00 points to 15,220.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:ENOG), which fell 2.98% or 130.00 points to trade at 4,231.00 at the close. ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) declined 1.95% or 37.00 points to end at 1,863.00 and Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN) was down 1.23% or 11.00 points to 906.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 276 to 196 and 72 ended unchanged.
Shares in ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.95% or 37.00 to 1,863.00.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 3.11% or 2.51 to $78.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 3.05% or 2.60 to hit $82.58 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.99% or 19.75 to trade at $1,968.85 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.29% to 3.88, while EUR/ILS fell 0.57% to 4.14.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 105.43.