Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Insurance and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.42% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TA:TSEM), which rose 7.17% or 850 points to trade at 12700 at the close. Meanwhile, Delek Group (TA:DLEKG) added 4.12% or 2200 points to end at 55640 and Delek Drilling LP (TA:DEDRp) was up 2.87% or 29 points to 1039 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mylan NV (TA:MYL), which fell 2.45% or 320 points to trade at 12760 at the close. Elbit Systems Ltd (TA:ESLT) declined 1.88% or 930 points to end at 48420 and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA) was down 1.24% or 65 points to 5166.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 216 to 173 and 36 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TA:TSEM) rose to 5-year highs; rising 7.17% or 850 to 12700.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.14% or 0.08 to $57.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.32% or 0.20 to hit $62.73 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.27% or 3.45 to trade at $1278.65 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.28% to 3.4941, while EUR/ILS rose 0.33% to 4.1645.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.45% at 92.80.