Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.20%

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At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.20%.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Energix (TASE:ENRG), which rose 2.70% or 31.00 points to trade at 1,181.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kenon Holdings Ltd (TASE:KEN) added 2.28% or 203.00 points to end at 9,098.00 and Nova (TASE:NVMI) was up 2.17% or 970.00 points to 45,660.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN), which fell 2.27% or 24.00 points to trade at 1,034.00 at the close. Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:ENOG) declined 1.87% or 103.00 points to end at 5,397.00 and Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TASE:BEZQ) was down 1.52% or 8.10 points to 524.70.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 239 to 220 and 84 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.99% or 1.74 to $89.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.69% or 1.53 to hit $92.17 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.54% or 10.55 to trade at $1,936.65 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was up 0.40% to 3.81, while EUR/ILS rose 0.25% to 4.09.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 104.33.