Investing.com – Israel stocks closed higher this Sunday; the gains of the sectors, and drove the indices higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the dollar rose 0.63%, reaching a new all-time high.
The best performer of the session was Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:), up 4.74% or 255.00 points to close at 5,635.00. Meanwhile, Azrieli Group Ltd (TASE:) added 3.12% or 940.00 points to close at 31,030.00 and Delek Group (TASE:) rose 2.42% or 1,200.00 points to 50,800.00 at the end of the session.
At the bottom of the index was Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:), which fell 3.10%, or 249.00 points, to close at 7,776.00. Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:) fell 2.02% or 390.00 points to close at 18,910.00, and Sapiens International Corporation NV (TASE:) fell 1.24% or 121.00 points to say goodbye at 9,622.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 383 to 93 and 60 ended unchanged.
Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:) shares rose to 5-year highs; increasing by 4.74% or 255.00 to 5,635.00. Azrieli Group Ltd (TASE:) shares rose to 52-week highs; earning 3.12% or 940.00 to 31,030.00. Delek Group (TASE:) shares rose to 52-week highs; up to 2.42% or 1,200.00 to 50,800.00.
Crude oil for February delivery rose 1.13% or 0.83 to $73.96 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities, Brent oil futures for delivery in March rose 0.76% or 0.58 to hit $76.51 a barrel, while Gold futures for delivery in February fell 0.76% or 0.58. 54%, 14.30, to $2,654.70 per troy ounce.
USD/ILS was unchanged 0.00% at 3.64, while EUR/ILS was unchanged 0.00% at 3.76.
US dollar index futures were down 0.38% at 108.80.
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