( Eran Azran ) TASE opens trading week on the plus side Shares traded generally higher on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on Sunday. The benchmark Tel Aviv 35 index was up 0.45%, closing at 1,434.78 points while the broader Tel Aviv 125 index was up 0.65% at 1,297.10 for the day. The Banks5 index was a particular standout, ending the day at 1744.15, up 0.91%. Shares of Bank Leumi and Bank Hapoalim were heavily traded. Leumi closed 1% higher at 17.17 shekels ($4.86) while Bank Hapoalim's stock rose 0.92% to 24.24 shekels. Mizrahi Tefahot shares jumped 1.08% to 65.80 shekels. Investment firm Meitav Dash's stock was up 4.24% to 15.23 shekels in volume more than six times the daily average on news of contacts between Aharon Fogel, the chairman of the board of Zim Shipping, and the XIO fund, which is seeking to buy Meitav Dash and a report that Fogel would be chairman of the Meitav board if it is sold to XIO.