Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Communication and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 1.04% to hit a new 3-years high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA), which rose 12.43% or 408 points to trade at 3691 at the close. Meanwhile, OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK) added 7.63% or 38 points to end at 532 and Perrigo (TASE:PRGO) was up 5.63% or 1050 points to 19700 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO), which fell 3.04% or 2150 points to trade at 68590 at the close. ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) declined 2.41% or 39 points to end at 1581 and Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TASE:ORL) was down 2.40% or 4.2 points to 170.7.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 198 to 193 and 36 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.55% or 0.32 to $57.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.60% or 0.39 to hit $64.10 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.55% or 8.55 to trade at $1553.15 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.25% to 3.4563, while EUR/ILS rose 0.05% to 3.8571.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 96.895.