Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the gained 1.02%.
The best performers of the session on the were Strauss Group (TASE:), which rose 6.20% or 386.00 points to trade at 6,611.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:) added 3.25% or 82.00 points to end at 2,602.00 and NICE Ltd (TASE:) was up 3.06% or 1,950.00 points to 65,700.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Camtek Ltd (TASE:), which fell 2.18% or 610.00 points to trade at 27,360.00 at the close. Energix (TASE:) declined 1.40% or 16.00 points to end at 1,127.00 and Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd (TASE:) was down 1.33% or 14.00 points to 1,039.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 296 to 156 and 86 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.25% or 82.00 to 2,602.00. Shares in Energix (TASE:) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.40% or 16.00 to 1,127.00.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.33% or 0.93 to $70.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.27% or 0.94 to hit $74.63 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.62% or 43.30 to trade at $2,737.20 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was unchanged 0.00% to 3.70, while EUR/ILS fell 0.52% to 3.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.54% at 107.51.
