Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Real Estate, Communication and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 1.31% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Liveperson (TASE:LPSN), which rose 3.85% or 700 points to trade at 18900 at the close. Meanwhile, Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:PHOE1) added 3.74% or 80 points to end at 2220 and Shufersal (TASE:SAE) was up 3.67% or 91 points to 2571 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (TASE:IFF), which fell 0.77% or 290 points to trade at 37440 at the close. Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM) declined 0.46% or 37 points to end at 7974 and First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:FIBI) was down 0.44% or 37 points to 8300.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 264 to 133 and 37 ended unchanged.
Shares in Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:PHOE1) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.74% or 80 to 2220.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.66% or 0.76 to $44.95 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 1.71% or 0.83 to hit $47.70 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.17% or 3.00 to trade at $1808.50 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.15% to 3.3234, while EUR/ILS rose 0.10% to 3.9571.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 92.067.