Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.23%

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

At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.23% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM ), which rose 6.71% or 1,150.00 points to trade at 18,280.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd (TASE:ENLT ) added 3.58% or 204.00 points to end at 5,899.00 and Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TASE:BEZQ ) was up 2.80% or 13.90 points to 509.90 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sapiens International Corporation NV (TASE:SPNS ), which fell 4.90% or 540.00 points to trade at 10,490.00 at the close. Camtek Ltd (TASE:CAMT ) declined 2.53% or 810.00 points to end at 31,190.00 and Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA ) was down 1.93% or 590.00 points to 30,050.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 278 to 178 and 83 ended unchanged.

Shares in Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM ) rose to 5-year highs; up 6.71% or 1,150.00 to 18,280.00. Shares in Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TASE:BEZQ ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.80% or 13.90 to 509.90.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.22% or 0.15 to $67.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.17% or 0.12 to hit $71.77 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.19% or 4.95 to trade at $2,611.25 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was unchanged 0.01% to 3.76, while EUR/ILS fell 0.33% to 3.98.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 106.15.

Source: Investing.com