Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Banking and Communication sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were OPC Energy Ltd (TASE:OPCE), which rose 8.26% or 206.00 points to trade at 2,700.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) added 4.23% or 262.00 points to end at 6,450.00 and Energix (TASE:ENRG) was up 2.62% or 33.00 points to 1,294.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Harel (TASE:HARL), which fell 2.61% or 91.00 points to trade at 3,393.00 at the close. Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM) declined 2.43% or 380.00 points to end at 15,250.00 and Ashtrom Group Ltd (TASE:ASHG) was down 2.12% or 103.00 points to 4,750.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 222 to 216 and 101 ended unchanged.
Shares in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.23% or 262.00 to 6,450.00.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.93% or 2.19 to $76.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 2.59% or 2.02 to hit $80.09 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.63% or 15.55 to trade at $2,467.45 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.58% to 3.76, while EUR/ILS rose 0.64% to 4.07.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 103.92.