Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.73%
2022.05.23 19:50
Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.73%
Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Financials and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.73%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Leumi (TASE:LUMI), which rose 2.81% or 91.00 points to trade at 3,333.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kenon Holdings Ltd (TASE:KEN) added 2.70% or 500.00 points to end at 18,990.00 and Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:DSCT) was up 2.58% or 48.00 points to 1,907.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Liveperson (TASE:LPSN), which fell 6.85% or 390.00 points to trade at 5,305.00 at the close. Amot Investments Ltd (TASE:AMOT) declined 3.83% or 88.00 points to end at 2,210.00 and Nova (TASE:NVMI) was down 0.95% or 320.00 points to 33,350.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 263 to 224 and 31 ended unchanged.
Shares in Liveperson (TASE:LPSN) fell to 3-years lows; losing 6.85% or 390.00 to 5,305.00.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.18% or 0.20 to $110.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.48% or 0.53 to hit $110.52 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.42% or 7.72 to trade at $1,849.82 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.49% to 3.34, while EUR/ILS rose 0.55% to 3.56.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.90% at 102.25.
