Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking, Real Estate and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 0.36% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Delek Drilling LP (TASE:DEDRp), which rose 3.30% or 34 points to trade at 1065 at the close. Meanwhile, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) added 3.28% or 104 points to end at 3270 and Fattal 1998 Holdings Ltd (TASE:FATTAL) was up 2.61% or 1070 points to 42000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shufersal (TASE:SAE), which fell 1.86% or 45 points to trade at 2375 at the close. Harel (TASE:HARL) declined 1.47% or 40 points to end at 2673 and Strauss Group (TASE:STRS) was down 1.25% or 130 points to 10250.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 234 to 155 and 30 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.47% or 0.28 to $59.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.33% or 0.22 to hit $65.91 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.39% or 5.45 to trade at $1409.95 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.51% to 3.5733, while EUR/ILS fell 0.54% to 4.0607.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 95.782.