Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Biomed, Technology and Communication sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:ALHE), which rose 2.49% or 131 points to trade at 5396 at the close. Meanwhile, Airport City Ltd (TASE:ARPT) added 1.93% or 122 points to end at 6449 and Strauss Group (TASE:STRS) was up 1.93% or 210 points to 11090 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK), which fell 3.15% or 17 points to trade at 532 at the close. Isramco Negev 2 LP (TASE:ISRAp) declined 2.73% or 1.6 points to end at 57.0 and Paz Oil (TASE:PZOL) was down 2.11% or 1070 points to 49740.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 209 to 193 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:ALHE) rose to all time highs; rising 2.49% or 131 to 5396.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.69% or 0.41 to $58.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.99% or 0.64 to hit $63.70 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.50% or 7.35 to trade at $1475.45 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.08% to 3.4730, while EUR/ILS fell 0.07% to 3.8527.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 97.380.