Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financials, Insurance and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK), which rose 5.09% or 27 points to trade at 554 at the close. Meanwhile, Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TASE:ORL) added 3.62% or 6.1 points to end at 174.5 and Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:ENOG) was up 2.92% or 121.00 points to 4267.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA), which fell 1.19% or 310 points to trade at 25850 at the close. Nice Ltd (TASE:NICE) declined 1.00% or 540 points to end at 53400 and Isramco Negev 2 LP (TASE:ISRAp) was down 0.96% or 0.6 points to 61.8.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 208 to 184 and 24 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.01% or 0.61 to $61.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.22% or 0.81 to hit $67.20 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.05% or 15.70 to trade at $1504.40 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.01% to 3.4738, while EUR/ILS rose 0.09% to 3.8547.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 97.255.