Investing.com – Israel equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the index and sectors led shares higher.
At the end of trading in Tel Aviv, shares added 1.12%.
The best performers of the session were OPK Energy Ltd (TASE:) which rose 7.22% or 194.00 points to trade at 2880.00 at the close. Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:) rose 6.15%, or 290.00 points, to close at 5,002.00, while Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:) rose 4. 58%, or 84.00 points, to 1,919.00 at the end of trading.
The worst performance of the session was Kamtek Ltd (TASE:) fell 7.21% or 2,220.00 points to trade at 28,580.00 at the close. Nova (TASE:) was down 5.80% or 3,770.00 points to finish at 61,220.00, while NICE Ltd (TASE:) was down 4.33% or 3,820.00 points. , to the level of 84,300.00.
Declining shares outnumbered rising ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by a ratio of 0 to 0.
OPC Energy Ltd (TASE:) shares rise to 52-week high; up by 7.22% or from 194.00 to 2880.00.
Oil for June delivery rose 0.51%, or 0.42, to $82.32 a barrel. In commodities trading, Brent crude for June delivery rose 0.44%, or 0.38, to $87.38 a barrel, while the June gold futures contract fell 0.56%, or 13.25. , and traded at $2333.15 per troy ounce.
USD/ILS was unchanged 0.08% at 3.77, while EUR/ILS rose 0.35% to 4.03.
US Dollar Index futures fell 0.32% to 105.57.