Investing.com – Israel equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the TA-RealEstate Index, TA Biomed and TA Banks 5 sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.73%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the TA 35 were Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN), which rose 5.05% or 34.30 points to trade at 713.80 at the close. Amot Investments Ltd (TASE:AMOT) added 4.15% or 62.00 points to end at 1,555.00 and Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG) was up 3.78% or 1,420.00 points to 39,020.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sapiens International Corporation NV (TASE:SPNS), which fell 1.51% or 190.00 points to trade at 12,390.00 in late trade. Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM) declined 1.46% or 210.00 points to end at 14,170.00 and Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:ENOG) down 1.45% or 71.00 points to 4,824.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 267 to 176 and 96 ended unchanged on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.09% or 0.07 to $81.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $85.14 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 5.70 to trade at $2,338.70 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.62% to 3.75, while EUR/ILS rose 0.30% to 4.01.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 105.40.