Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.54%
2022.06.20 19:45
Amir Cohen Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.54%
Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Communication, Insurance and Biomed sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN), which rose 3.69% or 52.00 points to trade at 1,460.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TASE:BEZQ) added 3.53% or 17.60 points to end at 516.60 and Shufersal (TASE:SAE) was up 2.60% or 59.00 points to 2,325.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Maytronics (TASE:MTRN), which fell 4.17% or 212.00 points to trade at 4,874.00 at the close. Ashtrom Group Ltd (TASE:ASHG) declined 1.54% or 107.00 points to end at 6,836.00 and Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:SPEN) was down 0.97% or 26.00 points to 2,645.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 336 to 153 and 32 ended unchanged.
Shares in Maytronics (TASE:MTRN) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.17% or 212.00 to 4,874.00.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.36% or 0.39 to $108.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.53% or 0.60 to hit $113.72 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.03% or 0.55 to trade at $1,840.05 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.30% to 3.45, while EUR/ILS unchanged 0.07% to 3.63.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 104.19.
