Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Insurance, Financials and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.12% to hit a new 3-years high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:PHOE1), which rose 3.06% or 62 points to trade at 2091 at the close. Meanwhile, Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:ALHE) added 2.99% or 152 points to end at 5240 and Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:DSCT) was up 2.81% or 43.0 points to 1575.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shufersal (TASE:SAE), which fell 4.58% or 110 points to trade at 2290 at the close. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) declined 3.16% or 116 points to end at 3557 and Fattal 1998 Holdings Ltd (TASE:FATTAL) was down 2.52% or 1400 points to 54100.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 207 to 190 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shufersal (TASE:SAE) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.58% or 110 to 2290. Shares in Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:ALHE) rose to all time highs; rising 2.99% or 152 to 5240.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.34% or 0.78 to $57.63 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 1.09% or 0.69 to hit $62.52 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.37% or 5.45 to trade at $1461.95 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.22% to 3.4690, while EUR/ILS rose 0.08% to 3.8169.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 98.315.