Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the added 0.34% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the were Leumi (TASE:), which rose 3.50% or 105.00 points to trade at 3,104.00 at the close. Meanwhile, First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:) added 2.91% or 430.00 points to end at 15,190.00 and Camtek Ltd (TASE:) was up 2.53% or 810.00 points to 32,880.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ashtrom Group Ltd (TASE:), which fell 3.09% or 179.00 points to trade at 5,608.00 at the close. Electra Ltd (TASE:) declined 2.88% or 4,700.00 points to end at 158,300.00 and Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd (TASE:) was down 2.77% or 27.00 points to 963.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 298 to 168 and 74 ended unchanged.
Shares in Camtek Ltd (TASE:) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.53% or 810.00 to 32,880.00.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.23% or 0.19 to $82.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.05% or 0.04 to hit $86.04 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 1.20 to trade at $2,175.20 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.67% to 3.67, while EUR/ILS rose 0.61% to 3.97.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 103.99.