Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.43%

Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Financials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.43%.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Kenon Holdings Ltd (TASE:KEN), which rose 3.23% or 239.00 points to trade at 7,629.00 at the close. Meanwhile, First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:FIBI) added 2.91% or 400.00 points to end at 14,150.00 and Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:DSCT) was up 2.48% or 44.00 points to 1,819.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were NICE Ltd (TASE:NICE), which fell 2.63% or 1,640.00 points to trade at 60,820.00 at the close. Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM) declined 2.39% or 224.00 points to end at 9,135.00 and Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) was down 2.15% or 1,870.00 points to 85,250.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 286 to 177 and 81 ended unchanged.

Shares in Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.15% or 1,870.00 to 85,250.00.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.41% or 1.14 to $82.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.47% or 1.25 to hit $86.27 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.31% or 6.15 to trade at $1,988.15 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was down 0.57% to 4.01, while EUR/ILS fell 0.89% to 4.23.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 106.77.