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At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 1.42% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO), which rose 3.78% or 4840 points to trade at 133000 at the close. Meanwhile, Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:DSCT) added 2.97% or 60 points to end at 2080 and Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM) was up 2.85% or 340 points to 12290 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Liveperson (TASE:LPSN), which fell 3.83% or 450 points to trade at 11300 at the close. Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA) declined 0.89% or 210 points to end at 23410 and Harel (TASE:HARL) was down 0.38% or 13 points to 3450.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 323 to 180 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:DSCT) rose to all time highs; up 2.97% or 60 to 2080. Shares in Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM) rose to 3-years highs; rising 2.85% or 340 to 12290.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.33% or 0.97 to $73.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.41% or 1.06 to hit $76.34 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.36% or 6.45 to trade at $1808.65 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.35% to 3.1507, while EUR/ILS fell 0.35% to 3.5678.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 96.015.
