Investing.com – Israel equities were higher at the close on Sunday, as gains in the index and sectors led shares higher.
At the close of trading in Tel Aviv, quotes rose 0.68% and reached a new monthly high.
Top gainers of the session were Newmed Energy LP (TASE:), which rose 4.89% or 46.00 points to trade at 980.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kamtek Ltd (TASE:) rose 4.73% or 1,420.00 points to close at 31,410.00, while Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:) rose 3.65% or 430. .00 points, and ended trading at 12,220.00.
The worst performance of the session was Shapir mechanical engineering industry (TASE:), which fell 2.40% or 51.00 points to trade at 2071.00 at the close. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:) was down 1.43% or 69.00 points to finish at 4,742.00, while NICE Ltd (TASE:) was down 1.08% or 880.00. points, to the level of 80,810.00.
On the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, advancers outnumbered decliners by 297 versus 165, while 73 remained unchanged.
Camtek Ltd (TASE:) shares rose to an all-time high; adding 4.73% or 1,420.00 to 31,410.00.
Oil for April delivery rose 0.84%, or 0.65, to $78.24 a barrel. In commodities trading, Brent crude for April delivery rose 0.81%, or 0.67, to $83.53 a barrel, while April gold futures rose 0.53%, or 10.60. , and traded at $2025.50 per troy ounce.
USD/ILS fell 0.20% to 3.61, while EUR/ILS fell 0.14% to 3.89.
US Dollar Index futures were down 0.00% at 104.20.