Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Banking, Financials and Communication sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TASE:ORL), which rose 4.23% or 5.1 points to trade at 125.6 at the close. Meanwhile, Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:ENOG) added 4.04% or 129 points to end at 3320 and Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TASE:BEZQ) was up 2.35% or 6.0 points to 261.4 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA), which fell 13.43% or 3800 points to trade at 24500 at the close. OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK) declined 6.83% or 35 points to end at 480 and Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG) was down 3.34% or 1280 points to 37100.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 223 to 172 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK) fell to all time lows; falling 6.83% or 35 to 480. Shares in Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.34% or 1280 to 37100.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.90% or 0.45 to $49.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.49% or 0.81 to hit $53.45 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.40% or 6.55 to trade at $1643.45 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.10% to 3.4318, while EUR/ILS fell 0.03% to 3.7358.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 99.023.