Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 1.50%

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

At the close in Tel Aviv, the added 1.50%.

The best performers of the session on the were Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:), which rose 6.98% or 162.00 points to trade at 2,482.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:) added 4.51% or 83.00 points to end at 1,925.00 and First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:) was up 3.96% or 580.00 points to 15,220.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:), which fell 2.98% or 130.00 points to trade at 4,231.00 at the close. ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:) declined 1.95% or 37.00 points to end at 1,863.00 and Shikun & Binui (TASE:) was down 1.23% or 11.00 points to 906.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 276 to 196 and 72 ended unchanged.

Shares in ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.95% or 37.00 to 1,863.00.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 3.11% or 2.51 to $78.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 3.05% or 2.60 to hit $82.58 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.99% or 19.75 to trade at $1,968.85 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was down 0.29% to 3.88, while EUR/ILS fell 0.57% to 4.14.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 105.43.