Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.81% By Investing.com

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 0.81% to hit a new 52-week high.

The best performers of the session on the were Nova (TASE:), which rose 7.45% or 4,530.00 points to trade at 65,330.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:) added 2.58% or 121.00 points to end at 4,820.00 and Shikun & Binui (TASE:) was up 2.35% or 23.00 points to 979.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Mizrahi Tefahot (TASE:), which fell 1.98% or 280.00 points to trade at 13,850.00 at the close. Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:) declined 1.08% or 52.00 points to end at 4,748.00 and Energix (TASE:) was down 0.97% or 13.00 points to 1,326.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 299 to 162 and 75 ended unchanged.

Shares in Nova (TASE:) rose to all time highs; gaining 7.45% or 4,530.00 to 65,330.00.

Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.98% or 1.55 to $79.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.89% or 1.55 to hit $83.46 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.80% or 36.90 to trade at $2,091.60 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was down 0.18% to 3.56, while EUR/ILS rose 0.13% to 3.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 103.82.