Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 1.38%

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At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 1.38%.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:ENOG), which rose 7.56% or 306 points to trade at 4354 at the close. Meanwhile, Energix (TASE:ENRG) added 4.90% or 56 points to end at 1198 and Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA) was up 4.37% or 1180 points to 28170 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN), which fell 0.94% or 19 points to trade at 2005 at the close. Liveperson (TASE:LPSN) declined 0.54% or 100 points to end at 18400 and Airport City Ltd (TASE:ARPT) was down 0.22% or 10 points to 4611.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 306 to 138 and 23 ended unchanged.

Shares in Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:ENOG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 7.56% or 306 to 4354.

Crude oil for April delivery was down 1.52% or 0.99 to $64.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.11% or 0.76 to hit $67.48 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 2.13% or 35.70 to trade at $1713.70 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was down 0.49% to 3.3266, while EUR/ILS fell 0.04% to 3.9573.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 91.998.