Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Biomed, Banking and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 declined 0.72%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TA:TSEM), which rose 6.73% or 410 points to trade at 6500 at the close. Meanwhile, Harel (TA:HARL) added 4.23% or 109 points to end at 2687 and Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TA:ORL) was up 3.95% or 7.0 points to 184.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA), which fell 9.28% or 416 points to trade at 4065 at the close. Perrigo (TA:PRGO) declined 3.47% or 620 points to end at 17260 and Mizrahi Tefahot (TA:MZTF) was down 2.66% or 206 points to 7549.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 204 to 178 and 34 ended unchanged.
Shares in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.28% or 416 to 4065.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.55% or 0.34 to $62.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.95% or 0.68 to hit $71.92 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.14% or 1.85 to trade at $1298.15 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.02% to 3.5730, while EUR/ILS fell 0.04% to 4.0030.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 97.343.