Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the rose 0.97% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the were Shikun & Binui (TASE:), which rose 9.83% or 107.00 points to trade at 1,195.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Big Shopping Centers Ltd (TASE:) added 5.75% or 2,630.00 points to end at 48,330.00 and Energix (TASE:) was up 4.63% or 54.00 points to 1,220.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:), which fell 2.22% or 136.00 points to trade at 5,999.00 at the close. Sapiens International Corporation NV (TASE:) declined 1.96% or 200.00 points to end at 10,020.00 and Ormat Technologies (TASE:) was down 0.87% or 260.00 points to 29,640.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 260 to 202 and 76 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shikun & Binui (TASE:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.83% or 107.00 to 1,195.00. Shares in Big Shopping Centers Ltd (TASE:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.75% or 2,630.00 to 48,330.00.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.22% or 0.84 to $69.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.09% or 0.79 to hit $73.27 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.43% or 11.29 to trade at $2,653.89 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.26% to 3.65, while EUR/ILS rose 0.20% to 3.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 106.91.
