Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking, Financials and Biomed sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Nice Ltd (TA:NICE), which rose 3.40% or 1070 points to trade at 32570 at the close. Meanwhile, First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TA:FTIN) added 3.00% or 215 points to end at 7390 and Big Shopping Centers Ltd (TA:BIG) was up 2.05% or 470 points to 23430 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TA:BEZQ), which fell 7.28% or 35.2 points to trade at 448.0 at the close. Partner (TA:PTNR) declined 4.88% or 81 points to end at 1580 and Cellcom Israel Ltd (TA:CEL) was down 4.18% or 108 points to 2478.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 206 to 182 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TA:BEZQ) fell to 3-years lows; down 7.28% or 35.2 to 448.0. Shares in Partner (TA:PTNR) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.88% or 81 to 1580.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.65% or 0.42 to $64.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.44% or 0.30 to hit $69.06 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 1.60 to trade at $1322.60 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.05% to 3.5104, while EUR/ILS fell 0.08% to 4.3181.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 89.72.