Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Biomed and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 25 gained 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 25 were Frutarom (TA:FRUT), which rose 3.52% or 570 points to trade at 16770 at the close. Meanwhile, Teva (TA:TEVA) added 2.95% or 680 points to end at 23710 and OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK) was up 2.61% or 92 points to 3612 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Avner L (TA:AVNRp), which fell 2.68% or 7.0 points to trade at 254.1 at the close. Strauss Group (TA:STRS) declined 2.49% or 145 points to end at 5669 and ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TA:ICL) was down 1.73% or 38 points to 2164.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 191 to 126 and 130 ended unchanged.
Shares in Frutarom (TA:FRUT) rose to all time highs; up 3.52% or 570 to 16770.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 5.44% or 2.35 to $45.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 4.28% or 2.00 to hit $48.81 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 1.20% or 14.00 to trade at $1179.80 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.17% to 3.8668, while EUR/ILS fell 0.02% to 4.2799.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.29% at 96.75.