Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Biomed, Real Estate and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK), which rose 7.95% or 140 points to trade at 1900 at the close. Meanwhile, Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA) added 5.44% or 2000 points to end at 38770 and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) was up 3.14% or 124 points to 4068 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Energix (TASE:ENRG), which fell 2.29% or 29 points to trade at 1240 at the close. First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:FIBI) declined 2.00% or 177 points to end at 8662 and Melisron (TASE:MLSR) was down 1.68% or 290 points to 17000.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 259 to 165 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA) rose to all time highs; rising 5.44% or 2000 to 38770.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.76% or 0.40 to $52.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.56% or 0.31 to hit $55.22 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.45% or 8.25 to trade at $1857.15 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.55% to 3.2828, while EUR/ILS rose 0.63% to 3.9809.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 90.493.