Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.17%

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

At the close in Tel Aviv, the rose 0.17% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the were Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:), which rose 3.69% or 73.00 points to trade at 2,049.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mizrahi Tefahot (TASE:) added 3.22% or 420.00 points to end at 13,450.00 and First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:) was up 2.40% or 370.00 points to 15,780.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:), which fell 4.34% or 440.00 points to trade at 9,705.00 at the close. Delek Group (TASE:) declined 2.79% or 1,550.00 points to end at 53,930.00 and NICE Ltd (TASE:) was down 2.39% or 1,620.00 points to 66,180.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 254 to 194 and 96 ended unchanged.

Shares in Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.34% or 440.00 to 9,705.00.

Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.71% or 0.64 to $90.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.44% or 0.41 to hit $93.94 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.48% or 29.05 to trade at $1,938.05 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was up 0.36% to 3.82, while EUR/ILS rose 0.36% to 4.07.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 105.06.