Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.76%

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

At the close in Tel Aviv, the added 0.76%.

The best performers of the session on the were Israel Corp (TASE:), which rose 3.86% or 1870 points to trade at 50300 at the close. Meanwhile, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:) added 3.36% or 148 points to end at 4553 and Perrigo (TASE:) was up 3.30% or 680 points to 21310 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Delek Group (TASE:), which fell 3.01% or 1190 points to trade at 38380 at the close. OPKO Health Inc (TASE:) declined 2.63% or 14 points to end at 516 and Delek Drilling LP (TASE:) was down 2.52% or 16 points to 602.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 250 to 131 and 41 ended unchanged.

Shares in Delek Group (TASE:) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.01% or 1190 to 38380. Shares in Perrigo (TASE:) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.30% or 680 to 21310. Shares in Delek Drilling LP (TASE:) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.52% or 16 to 602.

Crude oil for April delivery was down 1.94% or 1.00 to $50.43 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.85% or 1.03 to hit $54.74 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 1.73% or 29.05 to trade at $1647.55 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was up 0.12% to 3.4312, while EUR/ILS rose 0.34% to 3.7317.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 98.927.

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