Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 1.33%

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

At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 1.33% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Azrieli Group Ltd (TASE:AZRG ), which rose 5.24% or 1,420.00 points to trade at 28,500.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN ) added 4.63% or 43.10 points to end at 973.00 and Amot Investments Ltd (TASE:AMOT ) was up 4.56% or 78.00 points to 1,787.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM ), which fell 2.76% or 460.00 points to trade at 16,230.00 at the close. Camtek Ltd (TASE:CAMT ) declined 1.10% or 340.00 points to end at 30,510.00 and Sapiens International Corporation NV (TASE:SPNS ) was down 0.07% or 10.00 points to 14,050.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 331 to 139 and 70 ended unchanged.

Shares in Azrieli Group Ltd (TASE:AZRG ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.24% or 1,420.00 to 28,500.00.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 2.53% or 1.70 to $68.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 2.40% or 1.70 to hit $72.43 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.56% or 15.50 to trade at $2,796.60 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was down 0.22% to 3.71, while EUR/ILS rose 0.21% to 4.03.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 103.89.

Source: Investing.com