Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Biomed, Insurance and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 2.27%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TASE:ORL), which rose 24.28% or 16.8 points to trade at 86.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Melisron (TASE:MLSR) added 8.84% or 1070 points to end at 13170 and Perrigo (TASE:PRGO) was up 7.66% or 1230 points to 17290 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:ENOG), which fell 5.62% or 143 points to trade at 2400 at the close. Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) declined 3.54% or 1280 points to end at 34850 and Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:DSCT) was down 2.95% or 31 points to 1019.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 315 to 94 and 25 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 6.79% or 1.46 to $20.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 6.76% or 1.89 to hit $26.06 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.64% or 10.65 to trade at $1643.45 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.02% to 3.5673, while EUR/ILS fell 1.06% to 3.9297.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.81% at 99.335.