Investing.com – Israel equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Insurance, Financials and Banking sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 0.28% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the TA 35 were Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TA:ORL), which rose 3.11% or 4.8 points to trade at 159.0 at the close. Cellcom Israel Ltd (TA:CEL) added 2.40% or 78 points to end at 3325 and Big Shopping Centers Ltd (TA:BIG) was up 2.34% or 550 points to 24060 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mylan NV (TA:MYL), which lost 1.87% or 300 points to trade at 15740 in late trade. OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK) declined 1.06% or 18 points to end at 1679 and Nice Ltd (TA:NICE) shed 0.95% or 300 points to 31270.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 205 to 205 and 23 ended unchanged on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.43% or 0.28 to $65.89 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.37% or 0.26 to hit $70.79 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.01% or 0.20 to trade at $1356.10 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.83% to 3.3824, while EUR/ILS fell 0.19% to 4.2245.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.60% at 88.49.