Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Banking, Oil & Gas and Communication sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Poalim (TA:POLI), which rose 3.38% or 82 points to trade at 2510 at the close. Meanwhile, Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TA:TSEM) added 3.12% or 195 points to end at 6447 and Amot Investments Ltd (TA:AMOT) was up 2.24% or 46 points to 2100 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA), which fell 6.03% or 346 points to trade at 5393 at the close. Harel (TA:HARL) declined 1.77% or 47 points to end at 2601 and Fattal 1998 Holdings Ltd (TA:FATTAL) was down 1.75% or 720 points to 40350.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 224 to 173 and 26 ended unchanged.
Shares in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.03% or 346 to 5393.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.53% or 0.33 to $62.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.78% or 0.54 to hit $68.83 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.01% or 0.15 to trade at $1295.55 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.51% to 3.6017, while EUR/ILS fell 0.15% to 4.0498.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 96.583.