Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Biomed, Communication and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.99%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK), which rose 8.13% or 116 points to trade at 1542 at the close. Meanwhile, Delek Group (TA:DLEKG) added 4.19% or 2200 points to end at 54700 and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TA:TEVA) was up 3.60% or 250 points to 7200 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gazit Globe Ltd (TA:GZT), which fell 1.24% or 43 points to trade at 3420 at the close. Melisron (TA:MLSR) declined 1.02% or 150 points to end at 14500 and Azrieli Group Ltd (TA:AZRG) was down 0.74% or 130 points to 17470.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 315 to 77 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Melisron (TA:MLSR) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.02% or 150 to 14500.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 2.16% or 1.37 to $62.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 1.20% or 0.80 to hit $66.06 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.38% or 5.00 to trade at $1324.50 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.25% to 3.4907, while EUR/ILS fell 0.39% to 4.2927.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.50% at 89.97.