Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.78%

Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Insurance, Financials and Technology sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.78%.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd (TASE:CLIS), which rose 9.45% or 1,500.00 points to trade at 17,370.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:PHOE) added 7.92% or 910.00 points to end at 12,400.00 and Menora Miv Hld (TASE:MMHD) was up 7.25% or 2,190.00 points to 32,390.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd (TASE:MVNE), which fell 2.56% or 32.00 points to trade at 1,220.00 at the close. Fattal 1998 Holdings Ltd (TASE:FTAL) declined 2.29% or 1,360.00 points to end at 58,090.00 and Big Shopping Centers Ltd (TASE:BIG) was down 2.28% or 1,530.00 points to 65,690.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 250 to 207 and 85 ended unchanged.

Shares in Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:PHOE) rose to all time highs; up 7.92% or 910.00 to 12,400.00. Shares in Menora Miv Hld (TASE:MMHD) rose to all time highs; rising 7.25% or 2,190.00 to 32,390.00.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.54% or 0.34 to $63.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.55% or 0.37 to hit $67.21 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.01% or 0.28 to trade at $3,388.22 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was unchanged 0.12% to 3.41, while EUR/ILS fell 0.18% to 3.96.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.38% at 98.45.