Investing.com – Israel equities were higher at the close on Sunday, as gains in the Real Estate, Insurance and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 2.27% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the TA 35 were Ashtrom Group Ltd (TASE:ASHG), which rose 7.64% or 340.00 points to trade at 4,790.00 at the close. Amot Investments Ltd (TASE:AMOT) added 6.52% or 98.00 points to end at 1,600.00 and Electra Ltd (TASE:ELTR) was up 6.49% or 8,770.00 points to 143,990.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA), which lost 2.49% or 156.00 points to trade at 6,120.00 in late trade. NICE Ltd (TASE:NICE) declined 1.00% or 640.00 points to end at 63,350.00 and Sapiens International Corporation NV (TASE:SPNS) shed 0.99% or 130.00 points to 13,040.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 386 to 80 and 73 ended unchanged on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.52% or 0.44 to $83.44 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.65% or 0.57 to hit $86.86 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.29% or 30.45 to trade at $2,399.85 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 1.16% to 3.69, while EUR/ILS fell 0.88% to 4.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.51% at 104.54.