Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.07%

Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology , Oil & Gas and Biomed sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.07% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO ), which rose 2.53% or 2,540.00 points to trade at 102,950.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Camtek Ltd (TASE:CAMT ) added 2.49% or 800.00 points to end at 32,950.00 and Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TASE:BEZQ ) was up 2.43% or 13.40 points to 564.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Ashtrom Group Ltd (TASE:ASHG ), which fell 6.94% or 455.00 points to trade at 6,100.00 at the close. Electra Ltd (TASE:ELTR ) declined 2.18% or 4,560.00 points to end at 205,000.00 and Amot Investments Ltd (TASE:AMOT ) was down 1.59% or 34.00 points to 2,107.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 279 to 201 and 56 ended unchanged.

Shares in Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.53% or 2,540.00 to 102,950.00. Shares in Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TASE:BEZQ ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.43% or 13.40 to 564.00.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.91% or 0.67 to $74.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.89% or 0.68 to hit $76.98 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.54% or 14.34 to trade at $2,661.74 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was up 0.50% to 3.65, while EUR/ILS rose 0.28% to 3.78.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 108.29.

Source: Investing.com