Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 1.10%

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At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 1.10% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Melisron (TASE:MLSR), which rose 3.18% or 890 points to trade at 28890 at the close. Meanwhile, Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:ALHE) added 3.02% or 171 points to end at 5840 and Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) was up 3.00% or 4070 points to 139570 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:SPEN), which fell 0.82% or 23 points to trade at 2792 at the close. OPC Energy Ltd (TASE:OPCE) declined 0.58% or 20 points to end at 3420 and Nice Ltd (TASE:NICE) was down 0.55% or 530 points to 96000.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 318 to 199 and 21 ended unchanged.

Shares in Melisron (TASE:MLSR) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.18% or 890 to 28890. Shares in Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:ALHE) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.02% or 171 to 5840. Shares in Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.00% or 4070 to 139570.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.69% or 0.52 to $76.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.74% or 0.58 to hit $78.80 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.19% or 3.45 to trade at $1812.25 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was down 0.36% to 3.1009, while EUR/ILS fell 0.44% to 3.5094.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 96.080.