Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking, Financials and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.17% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:DSCT), which rose 3.69% or 73.00 points to trade at 2,049.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mizrahi Tefahot (TASE:MZTF) added 3.22% or 420.00 points to end at 13,450.00 and First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:FIBI) was up 2.40% or 370.00 points to 15,780.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM), which fell 4.34% or 440.00 points to trade at 9,705.00 at the close. Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG) declined 2.79% or 1,550.00 points to end at 53,930.00 and NICE Ltd (TASE:NICE) was down 2.39% or 1,620.00 points to 66,180.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 254 to 194 and 96 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.34% or 440.00 to 9,705.00.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.71% or 0.64 to $90.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.44% or 0.41 to hit $93.94 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.48% or 29.05 to trade at $1,938.05 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.36% to 3.82, while EUR/ILS rose 0.36% to 4.07.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 105.06.