Israel stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Insurance, Communication and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
Israel stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Insurance, Communication and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.55% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TASE:BEZQ), which rose 5.10% or 33.90 points to trade at 698.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nova (TASE:NVMI) added 4.50% or 4,570.00 points to end at 106,100.00 and Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:ESLT) was up 2.63% or 4,600.00 points to 179,300.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NICE Ltd (TASE:NICE), which fell 1.21% or 430.00 points to trade at 35,100.00 at the close. Leumi (TASE:LUMI) declined 1.10% or 80.00 points to end at 7,220.00 and Mizrahi Tefahot (TASE:MZTF) was down 1.05% or 250.00 points to 23,610.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 249 to 216 and 83 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TASE:BEZQ) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.10% or 33.90 to 698.00. Shares in Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:ESLT) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.63% or 4,600.00 to 179,300.00.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.93% or 0.52 to $56.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.09% or 0.65 to hit $60.47 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.52% or 22.80 to trade at $4,387.30 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.31% to 3.20, while EUR/ILS fell 0.41% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 98.25.