Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.63%

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

At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.63% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:PHOE ), which rose 4.74% or 255.00 points to trade at 5,635.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Azrieli Group Ltd (TASE:AZRG ) added 3.12% or 940.00 points to end at 31,030.00 and Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG ) was up 2.42% or 1,200.00 points to 50,800.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA ), which fell 3.10% or 249.00 points to trade at 7,776.00 at the close. Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM ) declined 2.02% or 390.00 points to end at 18,910.00 and Sapiens International Corporation NV (TASE:SPNS ) was down 1.24% or 121.00 points to 9,622.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 383 to 93 and 60 ended unchanged.

Shares in Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:PHOE ) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.74% or 255.00 to 5,635.00. Shares in Azrieli Group Ltd (TASE:AZRG ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.12% or 940.00 to 31,030.00. Shares in Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG ) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.42% or 1,200.00 to 50,800.00.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.13% or 0.83 to $73.96 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.76% or 0.58 to hit $76.51 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.54% or 14.30 to trade at $2,654.70 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was unchanged 0.00% to 3.64, while EUR/ILS unchanged 0.00% to 3.76.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 108.80.

Source: Investing.com