Israel Stock Market Updates

Investing.com – Israel stocks closed higher on Wednesday, driven by gains in the Biomed, Communication, and Insurance sectors.

Market Highlights

At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 index gained 0.31%, reaching a new all-time high.

Best Performers

• Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO): rose 5.24% (4,760.00 points) to trade at 95,530.00.
• Strauss Group (TASE:STRS): added 4.55% (312.00 points) ending at 7,162.00.
• ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL): up 4.26% (74.00 points) at 1,813.00.

Worst Performers

• Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd (TASE:ENLT): fell 2.19% (129.00 points) to 5,771.00.
• Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA): down 2.18% (640.00 points) ending at 28,700.00.
• Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:SPEN): declined 1.97% (56.00 points) to 2,785.00.

Market Statistics

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 257 to 205, with 76 remaining unchanged.

Commodities Update

• Crude oil for January delivery decreased 0.04% to $69.91 per barrel.
• Brent oil for February fell 0.05% to $73.58 per barrel.
• February Gold Futures rose 0.45% to $2,679.81 per troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/ILS was unchanged at 3.61.

• EUR/ILS rose 0.26% to 3.81.

• The US Dollar Index Futures decreased 0.12% to 106.21.