Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 1.17%

Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tel Aviv, the added 1.17%.

The best performers of the session on the were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:), which rose 6.88% or 285 points to trade at 4430 at the close. Meanwhile, Fattal 1998 Holdings Ltd (TASE:) added 3.96% or 1940 points to end at 50950 and Paz Oil (TASE:) was up 3.55% or 1440 points to 42020 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Mizrahi Tefahot (TASE:), which fell 1.55% or 147 points to trade at 9330 at the close. Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TASE:) declined 1.50% or 2.0 points to end at 131.7 and Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TASE:) was down 1.48% or 4.0 points to 266.2.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 277 to 120 and 31 ended unchanged.

Shares in Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TASE:) fell to 3-years lows; losing 1.50% or 2.0 to 131.7.

Crude oil for April delivery was up 2.41% or 1.26 to $53.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 2.65% or 1.53 to hit $59.28 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.45% or 7.20 to trade at $1610.80 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was up 0.28% to 3.4287, while EUR/ILS rose 0.30% to 3.7006.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 99.562.

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