Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Insurance, Technology and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 1.06%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Energean Oil & Gas PLC (TASE:ENOG), which rose 4.85% or 221.00 points to trade at 4,782.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN) added 2.73% or 27.00 points to end at 1,017.00 and Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:SPEN) was up 2.47% or 56.00 points to 2,320.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Strauss Group (TASE:STRS), which fell 0.82% or 57.00 points to trade at 6,856.00 at the close. Nova (TASE:NVMI) declined 0.77% or 380.00 points to end at 48,920.00 and Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:ESLT) was down 0.41% or 320.00 points to 76,980.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 292 to 187 and 60 ended unchanged.
Shares in Strauss Group (TASE:STRS) fell to 5-year lows; falling 0.82% or 57.00 to 6,856.00.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.94% or 0.71 to $74.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.71% or 0.57 to hit $80.28 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.99% or 20.55 to trade at $2,090.35 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was unchanged 0.01% to 3.62, while EUR/ILS rose 0.62% to 4.02.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 100.63.