Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 1.34%

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At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 1.34% to hit a new 6-months high.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Ashtrom Group Ltd (TASE:ASHG), which rose 4.48% or 371.00 points to trade at 8,650.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:PHOE1) added 3.62% or 142.00 points to end at 4,060.00 and Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) was up 3.51% or 5,690.00 points to 168,000.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA), which fell 1.28% or 43.00 points to trade at 3,304.00 at the close. Nice Ltd (TASE:NICE) declined 0.79% or 570.00 points to end at 71,550.00 and Newmed Energy LP (TASE:NWMDp) was down 0.70% or 7.00 points to 998.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 299 to 197 and 26 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.34% or 1.26 to $95.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.06% or 1.06 to hit $101.28 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.13% or 2.35 to trade at $1,763.55 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was up 0.36% to 3.27, while EUR/ILS rose 0.25% to 3.26.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 108.65.