Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.65%
2022.04.04 19:42
Amir Cohen Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.65%
budrigannews.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Insurance, Biomed and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.65% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:PHOE1), which rose 5.14% or 215.00 points to trade at 4,400.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Liveperson (TASE:LPSN) added 4.32% or 340.00 points to end at 8,208.00 and Nice Ltd (TASE:NICE) was up 3.65% or 2,620.00 points to 74,310.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kenon Holdings Ltd (TASE:KEN), which fell 4.56% or 960.00 points to trade at 20,100.00 at the close. Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TASE:BEZQ) declined 1.92% or 10.60 points to end at 541.60 and Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:DSCT) was down 1.75% or 35.00 points to 1,968.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 313 to 196 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:PHOE1) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 5.14% or 215.00 to 4,400.00.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.73% or 2.71 to $101.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 2.12% or 2.21 to hit $106.60 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.54% or 10.40 to trade at $1,934.10 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.19% to 3.21, while EUR/ILS fell 0.52% to 3.52.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 98.95.
