Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.18%

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At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.18%.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Mizrahi Tefahot (TASE:MZTF), which rose 3.22% or 350.00 points to trade at 11,220.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG) added 2.85% or 980.00 points to end at 35,350.00 and First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:FIBI) was up 2.63% or 340.00 points to 13,290.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:ENOG), which fell 3.01% or 162.00 points to trade at 5,227.00 at the close. Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN) declined 2.45% or 20.40 points to end at 813.00 and Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:ESLT) was down 2.39% or 1,480.00 points to 60,460.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 282 to 187 and 27 ended unchanged.

Shares in Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN) fell to 3-years lows; losing 2.45% or 20.40 to 813.00.

Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.53% or 0.41 to $76.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.16% or 0.13 to hit $83.32 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.39% or 7.20 to trade at $1,843.90 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was down 1.16% to 3.61, while EUR/ILS fell 0.19% to 3.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.48% at 104.32.