Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 1.14%
2022.07.20 20:37
Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 1.14%
Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Banking, Communication and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 1.14% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Liveperson (TASE:LPSN), which rose 10.23% or 482.00 points to trade at 5,193.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nice Ltd (TASE:NICE) added 4.02% or 2,770.00 points to end at 71,760.00 and Bank Hapoalim (TASE:POLI) was up 3.53% or 109.00 points to 3,199.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO), which fell 3.92% or 6,100.00 points to trade at 149,700.00 at the close. ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) declined 3.01% or 97.00 points to end at 3,128.00 and Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:ESLT) was down 2.94% or 2,340.00 points to 77,130.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 274 to 223 and 22 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.27% or 0.27 to $100.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.11% or 0.12 to hit $107.23 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 5.85 to trade at $1,704.85 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was unchanged 0.12% to 3.44, while EUR/ILS unchanged 0.01% to 3.51.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 106.71.
