Israel Stocks Overview

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 0.72% to hit a new all-time high.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were:
– Camtek Ltd (TASE:CAMT): rose 3.59% or 1,070.00 points to trade at 30,850.00.
– Electra Ltd (TASE:ELTR): added 2.86% or 4,500.00 points to end at 162,000.00.
– Harel (TASE:HARL): up 2.72% or 99.00 points to 3,740.00 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA): fell 1.51% or 460.00 points to trade at 29,990.00.
– Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM): declined 1.24% or 210.00 points to end at 16,690.00.
– Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG): down 0.88% or 390.00 points to 43,760.00.

Market Statistics

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 307 to 164, with 69 ending unchanged.

Shares in Harel (TASE:HARL) rose to 52-week highs; increasing 2.72% or 99.00 to 3,740.00.

Commodities and Currency

• Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.50% or 0.34 to $67.04 a barrel.
• Brent oil for January fell 0.59% or 0.42 to hit $70.58 a barrel.
• The December Gold Futures contract rose 0.70% or 19.25 to trade at $2,775.15 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates:
– USD/ILS: unchanged at 3.73
– EUR/ILS: unchanged at 4.03.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 104.30.