Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 1.12%

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At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 1.12%.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were OPC Energy Ltd (TASE:OPCE), which rose 7.22% or 194.00 points to trade at 2,880.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:ENOG) added 6.15% or 290.00 points to end at 5,002.00 and Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:DSCT) was up 4.58% or 84.00 points to 1,919.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Camtek Ltd (TASE:CAMT), which fell 7.21% or 2,220.00 points to trade at 28,580.00 at the close. Nova (TASE:NVMI) declined 5.80% or 3,770.00 points to end at 61,220.00 and NICE Ltd (TASE:NICE) was down 4.33% or 3,820.00 points to 84,300.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 307 to 151 and 81 ended unchanged.

Shares in OPC Energy Ltd (TASE:OPCE) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 7.22% or 194.00 to 2,880.00.

Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.01% or 0.01 to $82.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.31% or 0.27 to hit $87.38 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.36% or 8.70 to trade at $2,406.70 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was down 0.58% to 3.76, while EUR/ILS fell 0.46% to 4.01.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 105.96.