Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.49%

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At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.49% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Bank Hapoalim (TASE:POLI), which rose 2.66% or 81 points to trade at 3123 at the close. Meanwhile, Maytronics (TASE:MTRN) added 2.64% or 195 points to end at 7579 and Leumi (TASE:LUMI) was up 2.52% or 74 points to 3014 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Liveperson (TASE:LPSN), which fell 8.72% or 1650 points to trade at 17270 at the close. Nova (TASE:NVMI) declined 1.45% or 480 points to end at 32590 and Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA) was down 0.91% or 210 points to 22990.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 311 to 177 and 31 ended unchanged.

Shares in Bank Hapoalim (TASE:POLI) rose to all time highs; up 2.66% or 81 to 3123. Shares in Leumi (TASE:LUMI) rose to all time highs; rising 2.52% or 74 to 3014.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 2.37% or 1.98 to $81.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 2.21% or 1.90 to hit $83.92 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 3.25 to trade at $1781.65 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was down 0.07% to 3.2084, while EUR/ILS fell 0.18% to 3.7334.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 93.648.