Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking, Financials and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 0.53% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Harel (TA:HARL), which rose 3.17% or 87 points to trade at 2830 at the close. Meanwhile, Nice Ltd (TA:NICE) added 2.95% or 1210 points to end at 42200 and Ormat Technologies (TA:ORA) was up 2.36% or 450 points to 19500 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TA:TSEM), which fell 10.00% or 840 points to trade at 7560 at the close. OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK) declined 6.61% or 136 points to end at 1922 and Shufersal (TA:SAE) was down 1.53% or 34 points to 2182.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 203 to 175 and 35 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TA:TSEM) fell to 52-week lows; losing 10.00% or 840 to 7560. Shares in Nice Ltd (TA:NICE) rose to all time highs; up 2.95% or 1210 to 42200.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.69% or 0.48 to $69.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.51% or 0.38 to hit $74.31 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.46% or 5.70 to trade at $1226.10 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.39% to 3.6473, while EUR/ILS fell 0.15% to 4.2533.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.46% at 94.41.