Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Communication, Insurance and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.13% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Matrix (TASE:MTRX), which rose 2.26% or 187 points to trade at 8458 at the close. Meanwhile, Melisron (TASE:MLSR) added 1.42% or 260 points to end at 18510 and Bank Hapoalim (TASE:POLI) was up 1.40% or 37 points to 2681 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK), which fell 3.71% or 55 points to trade at 1429 at the close. Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA) declined 3.63% or 950 points to end at 25210 and Shufersal (TASE:SAE) was down 2.15% or 59 points to 2689.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 262 to 184 and 26 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bank Hapoalim (TASE:POLI) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.40% or 37 to 2681.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.89% or 0.53 to $58.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.84% or 0.53 to hit $62.21 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.03% or 0.45 to trade at $1742.55 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.09% to 3.2913, while EUR/ILS rose 0.13% to 3.9171.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 92.200.