Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Banking and Communication sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 1.82%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK), which rose 8.06% or 57 points to trade at 761 at the close. Meanwhile, Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:SPEN) added 5.63% or 120 points to end at 2250 and Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG) was up 5.00% or 770 points to 16170 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:ALHE), which fell 4.04% or 155 points to trade at 3680 at the close. Gazit Globe Ltd (TASE:GZT) declined 1.96% or 51 points to end at 2549 and Amot Investments Ltd (TASE:AMOT) was down 1.85% or 33 points to 1747.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 267 to 144 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Amot Investments Ltd (TASE:AMOT) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.85% or 33 to 1747.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 18.29% or 2.52 to $16.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 5.01% or 1.02 to hit $21.39 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.44% or 7.65 to trade at $1745.95 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.25% to 3.5323, while EUR/ILS fell 0.62% to 3.8085.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 100.567.