Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Biomed, Banking and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 declined 0.78%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Israel Corp (TA:ILCO), which rose 3.94% or 3410 points to trade at 89960 at the close. Meanwhile, Nice Ltd (TA:NICE) added 0.94% or 430 points to end at 46230 and Perrigo (TA:PRGO) was up 0.89% or 160 points to 18130 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK), which fell 3.80% or 34 points to trade at 859 at the close. Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TA:BEZQ) declined 3.05% or 8.0 points to end at 254.0 and Paz Oil (TA:PZOL) was down 2.25% or 1220 points to 53050.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 232 to 144 and 45 ended unchanged.
Shares in OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK) fell to all time lows; down 3.80% or 34 to 859. Shares in Nice Ltd (TA:NICE) rose to all time highs; up 0.94% or 430 to 46230.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.09% or 0.06 to $64.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.31% or 0.22 to hit $71.94 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 0.95 to trade at $1276.25 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.26% to 3.5742, while EUR/ILS rose 0.42% to 4.0383.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 96.657.