Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Insurance, Communication and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 0.52%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Israel Corp (TA:ILCO), which rose 5.33% or 3170 points to trade at 62630 at the close. Meanwhile, ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TA:ICL) added 3.72% or 52 points to end at 1451 and Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TA:ORL) was up 2.38% or 3.7 points to 159.4 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Delek Drilling LP (TA:DEDRp), which fell 1.87% or 15 points to trade at 800 at the close. Melisron (TA:MLSR) declined 1.61% or 240 points to end at 14650 and Cellcom Israel Ltd (TA:CEL) was down 1.19% or 35 points to 2902.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 273 to 108 and 32 ended unchanged.
Shares in Delek Drilling LP (TA:DEDRp) fell to 5-year lows; down 1.87% or 15 to 800.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.07% or 0.04 to $59.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.37% or 0.23 to hit $62.95 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.58% or 21.00 to trade at $1351.40 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.13% to 3.5315, while EUR/ILS rose 0.37% to 4.3815.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 89.18.