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Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the added 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:), which rose 3.00% or 99 points to trade at 3400 at the close. Meanwhile, Perrigo (TASE:) added 1.88% or 350 points to end at 19000 and Delek Group (TASE:) was up 1.77% or 820 points to 47200 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TASE:), which fell 3.14% or 5.1 points to trade at 157.1 at the close. Israel Corp (TASE:) declined 2.87% or 1970 points to end at 66690 and Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:) was down 2.18% or 94.00 points to 4225.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 207 to 184 and 29 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TASE:) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.14% or 5.1 to 157.1.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.19% or 0.70 to $59.46 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.22% or 0.78 to hit $64.50 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.75 to trade at $1474.25 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.33% to 3.4800, while EUR/ILS rose 0.21% to 3.8678.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 97.380.
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