Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Biomed, Real Estate and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 declined 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Bank Hapoalim (TASE:POLI), which rose 1.98% or 60.00 points to trade at 3,092.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:DSCT) added 1.64% or 29.00 points to end at 1,798.00 and Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TASE:BEZQ) was up 1.52% or 7.90 points to 528.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK), which fell 5.73% or 23.70 points to trade at 390.00 at the close. Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN) declined 3.86% or 36.90 points to end at 920.00 and Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:SPEN) was down 3.78% or 93.00 points to 2,367.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 341 to 117 and 31 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.86% or 36.90 to 920.00. Shares in Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:SPEN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.78% or 93.00 to 2,367.00.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 2.50% or 1.91 to $74.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 2.24% or 1.86 to hit $81.19 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 1.05 to trade at $1,841.45 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.34% to 3.62, while EUR/ILS fell 0.51% to 3.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 104.26.