Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.92%
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 0.92%.
The best performers of the session on the were Mizrahi Tefahot (TASE:), which rose 5.96% or 650.00 points to trade at 11,550.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:) added 3.22% or 2,170.00 points to end at 69,640.00 and Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:) was up 3.03% or 57.00 points to 1,937.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OPKO Health Inc (TASE:), which fell 4.59% or 48.00 points to trade at 998.00 at the close. Ashtrom Group Ltd (TASE:) declined 2.91% or 235.00 points to end at 7,831.00 and Electra Ltd (TASE:) was down 2.20% or 4,100.00 points to 182,000.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 331 to 158 and 40 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.23% or 1.41 to $116.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.29% or 1.49 to hit $117.09 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.17% or 3.15 to trade at $1,851.55 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.97% to 3.35, while EUR/ILS unchanged 0.11% to 3.57.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.85% at 102.63.
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