Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.67%
Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the rose 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the were Delek Group (TASE:), which rose 3.63% or 1,690.00 points to trade at 48,240.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:) added 2.94% or 101.00 points to end at 3,536.00 and Energix (TASE:) was up 2.49% or 25.00 points to 1,029.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Leumi (TASE:), which fell 1.15% or 31.00 points to trade at 2,661.00 at the close. Strauss Group (TASE:) declined 0.70% or 54.00 points to end at 7,615.00 and First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:) was down 0.56% or 80.00 points to 14,110.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 247 to 198 and 99 ended unchanged.
Shares in Strauss Group (TASE:) fell to 5-year lows; falling 0.70% or 54.00 to 7,615.00.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.90% or 1.62 to $87.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.52% or 1.37 to hit $91.27 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.34% or 25.85 to trade at $1,961.55 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.32% to 4.03, while EUR/ILS fell 0.13% to 4.24.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 106.42.
