Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Biomed, Banking and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.32% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK), which rose 10.12% or 122 points to trade at 1327 at the close. Meanwhile, Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN) added 4.15% or 79 points to end at 1984 and Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM) was up 3.02% or 320 points to 10900 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Liveperson (TASE:LPSN), which fell 4.66% or 750 points to trade at 15350 at the close. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) declined 3.78% or 118 points to end at 3005 and Nice Ltd (TASE:NICE) was down 3.09% or 2770 points to 87000.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 270 to 223 and 33 ended unchanged.
Shares in Liveperson (TASE:LPSN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.66% or 750 to 15350. Shares in Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 3.02% or 320 to 10900.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 3.63% or 3.05 to $80.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 3.13% or 2.65 to hit $82.07 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.46% or 26.20 to trade at $1763.20 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.35% to 3.1208, while EUR/ILS fell 0.28% to 3.6158.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 94.037.