Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.09%

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

At the close in Tel Aviv, the added 0.09%.

The best performers of the session on the were Nova (TASE:), which rose 4.01% or 990.00 points to trade at 25,660.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:) added 2.61% or 140.00 points to end at 5,510.00 and Leumi (TASE:) was up 2.44% or 77.00 points to 3,239.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were OPKO Health Inc (TASE:), which fell 5.87% or 38.20 points to trade at 613.00 at the close. Amot Investments Ltd (TASE:) declined 3.15% or 68.00 points to end at 2,092.00 and Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:) was down 3.05% or 137.00 points to 4,351.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 257 to 232 and 33 ended unchanged.

Shares in OPKO Health Inc (TASE:) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.87% or 38.20 to 613.00.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.36% or 1.12 to $83.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.43% or 1.29 to hit $91.32 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.36% or 22.45 to trade at $1,633.35 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was up 0.51% to 3.54, while EUR/ILS fell 0.33% to 3.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.72% at 112.80.

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