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 Insurance, Communication and Financials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.67%.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG), which rose 3.63% or 1,690.00 points to trade at 48,240.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:PHOE1) added 2.94% or 101.00 points to end at 3,536.00 and Energix (TASE:ENRG) was up 2.49% or 25.00 points to 1,029.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Leumi (TASE:LUMI), which fell 1.15% or 31.00 points to trade at 2,661.00 at the close. Strauss Group (TASE:STRS) declined 0.70% or 54.00 points to end at 7,615.00 and First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:FIBI) 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:STRS) 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.