Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.27%

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At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 0.27%.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TASE:BEZQ), which rose 4.43% or 14.0 points to trade at 330.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) added 3.40% or 1310 points to end at 39810 and Nice Ltd (TASE:NICE) was up 2.59% or 1660 points to 65720 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Delek Drilling LP (TASE:DEDRp), which fell 7.23% or 24 points to trade at 312 at the close. Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG) declined 6.48% or 598 points to end at 8631 and Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA) was down 2.97% or 750 points to 24530.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 196 to 193 and 24 ended unchanged.

Shares in Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TASE:BEZQ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.43% or 14.0 to 330.0. Shares in Nice Ltd (TASE:NICE) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.59% or 1660 to 65720.

Crude oil for July delivery was up 2.96% or 1.05 to $36.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 2.48% or 0.95 to hit $39.27 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.89% or 15.65 to trade at $1734.65 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was down 0.40% to 3.4793, while EUR/ILS rose 0.04% to 3.8908.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 97.623.