Investing.com – Israeli stocks rose after the close on Sunday, as gains in the stock sector pushed shares higher.
At the end of trading in Tel Aviv, it rose by 1.02%, reaching a new all-time high.
The best performers of the day were Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:), which rose 8.89% or 400.00 points to trade at 4,900.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Delek Group (TASE:) continued to rise by 4.55%, or 1,850.00 points, to close at 42,540.00. Chikun and Pinoy (TASE:) rose 3.66% or 31.50 points to 893.00 at the end of the session.
It was the worst performance of the session Kamtek Ltd (TASE:), which fell by 2.62% or 830.00 points and traded at 30,870.00 at the close. Nova (TASE:) shares declined by 1.07%, or 850.00 points, to a price of 78,510.00, while Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:) shares declined by 0.39%, or 16.00 points, to a price of 4,133.00.
The number of advancing shares outnumbered the declining shares on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 318 shares compared to 129 shares, and 92 shares closed without change.
Crude oil futures for November delivery rose 1.43%, or 0.97, to close at $68.64 per barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent crude for December delivery rose 0.63%, or 0.45, to $71.54 per barrel, while December gold futures fell 0.52%, or 14.10, to $2,680.80 per ounce.
The US dollar/Israeli shekel rose 0.81% to 3.73, while the euro/Israeli shekel rose 0.73% to 4.16.
US Dollar Futures fell 0.14% to 100.11.