Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 1.21%
2022.05.17 19:37
Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 1.21%
Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Insurance, Financials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 1.21%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA), which rose 6.52% or 172.00 points to trade at 2,812.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Harel (TASE:HARL) added 5.22% or 190.00 points to end at 3,832.00 and Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:PHOE1) was up 4.68% or 165.00 points to 3,692.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Liveperson (TASE:LPSN), which fell 6.60% or 390.00 points to trade at 5,516.00 at the close. Nice Ltd (TASE:NICE) declined 4.39% or 2,990.00 points to end at 65,060.00 and Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA) was down 1.52% or 380.00 points to 24,560.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 342 to 154 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in Liveperson (TASE:LPSN) fell to 3-years lows; down 6.60% or 390.00 to 5,516.00.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.62% or 0.69 to $111.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.36% or 0.41 to hit $113.83 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.31% or 5.70 to trade at $1,819.70 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 1.07% to 3.35, while EUR/ILS unchanged 0.00% to 3.53.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.81% at 103.36.
