Investing.com – Israeli stocks rose after the close on Sunday, as gains in the stock sector pushed shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, it rose by 0.25%.
The best performers of the session were big Shopping Centers Limited (TASE:) stock rose by 2.88%, or 1,050.00 points, and its price reached 37,530.00 at closing. while, OBC Energy Ltd (TASE:) rose by 2.80% or 77.00 points and closed at 2,826.00. Strauss Collection (TASE:) rose 2.61% or 168.00 points to 6,608.00 at the end of the session.
As for the weakest performance at the end of today’s trading, Nice Limited (TASE:) shares closed down 3.34%, or 2,410.00 points, and traded at 69,800.00 levels at the close. Ashstrom Group Ltd (TASE:) fell by 3.05%, or 148.00 points, to a price of 4,702.00, while Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:) fell by 1.34%, or 83.00 points, to a price of 6,102.00.
The number of advancing shares outnumbered the declining shares on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 275 shares compared to 174 shares, and 89 shares closed without change.
Crude oil futures for July delivery rose 1.21%, or 0.93, to close at $77.80 per barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent crude for August delivery rose 0.90%, or 0.73, to $81.84 per barrel, while June gold futures fell 0.09%, or 2.00, to $2,335.20 per ounce.
The US dollar/Israeli shekel fell by 0.46% to 3.66, while the euro/Israeli shekel fell by 0.15% to 3.97.
The US Dollar Futures Index fell 0.37% to 104.65.
