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At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.44% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Mizrahi Tefahot (TASE:MZTF), which rose 3.16% or 380.00 points to trade at 12,420.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:DSCT) added 2.71% or 55.00 points to end at 2,087.00 and First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:FIBI) was up 2.35% or 320.00 points to 13,950.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kenon Holdings Ltd (TASE:KEN), which fell 4.74% or 1,100.00 points to trade at 22,100.00 at the close. Liveperson (TASE:LPSN) declined 4.48% or 368.00 points to end at 7,849.00 and Maytronics (TASE:MTRN) was down 3.28% or 215.00 points to 6,340.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 278 to 223 and 29 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.44% or 1.65 to $113.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.27% or 1.54 to hit $120.06 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.27% or 24.70 to trade at $1,962.00 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.25% to 3.23, while EUR/ILS unchanged 0.10% to 3.55.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 98.89.
