Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Communication and Biomed sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Harel (TA:HARL), which rose 2.68% or 65 points to trade at 2487 at the close. Meanwhile, Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TA:ORL) added 1.73% or 3.1 points to end at 182.3 and Mylan NV (TA:MYL) was up 1.41% or 190 points to 13670 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Delek Group (TA:DLEKG), which fell 5.39% or 3270 points to trade at 57350 at the close. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA) declined 4.11% or 209 points to end at 4870 and Delek Drilling LP (TA:DEDRp) was down 3.52% or 35 points to 960.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 237 to 168 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Harel (TA:HARL) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.68% or 65 to 2487. Shares in Delek Group (TA:DLEKG) fell to 5-year lows; down 5.39% or 3270 to 57350. Shares in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.11% or 209 to 4870. Shares in Delek Drilling LP (TA:DEDRp) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.52% or 35 to 960.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.65% or 0.34 to $52.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.15% or 0.09 to hit $58.24 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.01% or 0.11 to trade at $1278.41 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.06% to 3.5071, while EUR/ILS rose 0.40% to 4.1421.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 93.52.