Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.43% 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 rose 0.43% to hit a new 52-week high.

The best performers of the session on the were Melisron (TASE:), which rose 2.66% or 660 points to trade at 25460 at the close. Meanwhile, First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:) added 2.23% or 250 points to end at 11450 and Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:) was up 2.22% or 195 points to 8994 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:), which fell 2.19% or 67 points to trade at 2992 at the close. Nova (TASE:) declined 1.35% or 410 points to end at 30000 and Airport City Ltd (TASE:) was down 1.21% or 70 points to 5720.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 305 to 178 and 25 ended unchanged.

Shares in Melisron (TASE:) rose to all time highs; up 2.66% or 660 to 25460. Shares in First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:) rose to all time highs; up 2.23% or 250 to 11450.

Crude oil for October delivery was down 2.58% or 1.64 to $61.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $64.75 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.03% or 0.60 to trade at $1782.50 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was down 0.26% to 3.2387, while EUR/ILS fell 0.04% to 3.7889.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 93.470.