Israel Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Real Estate, Oil & Gas, and Communication sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 1.19%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 included:
– Azrieli Group Ltd (TASE:AZRG): +5.04% or 1,230.00 points to trade at 25,640.00
– OPC Energy Ltd (TASE:OPCE): +3.94% or 103.00 points to end at 2,717.00
– Big Shopping Centers Ltd (TASE:BIG): +3.72% or 1,480.00 points to 41,230.00

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA): -1.10% or 77.00 points to trade at 6,905.00
– Camtek Ltd (TASE:CAMT): -0.39% or 120.00 points to end at 30,870.00
– ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL): -0.32% or 5.00 points to 1,576.00

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 308 to 140, while 91 ended unchanged.

Commodities Update

Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.97% or 1.36 to $70.56 a barrel. In commodities trading, Brent oil for November rose 1.73% or 1.26 to hit $73.96 a barrel. The December Gold Futures contract rose 0.62% or 15.70 to trade at $2,541.70 a troy ounce.

The currency exchange rates were as follows:
– USD/ILS: up 0.54% to 3.70
– EUR/ILS: up 0.61% to 4.11

The US Dollar Index Futures remained unchanged at 0.00% at 101.30.