Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Biomed and Communication sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 25 rose 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 25 were Ormat Technologies (TA:ORA), which rose 5.05% or 880 points to trade at 18320 at the close. Meanwhile, Perrigo (TA:PRGO) added 1.50% or 520 points to end at 35170 and Teva (TA:TEVA) was up 1.49% or 300 points to 20480 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Paz Oil (TA:PZOL), which fell 2.38% or 1520 points to trade at 62470 at the close. Melisron (TA:MLSR) declined 1.91% or 320 points to end at 16450 and Avner L (TA:AVNRp) was down 1.75% or 4.5 points to 252.5.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 177 to 142 and 118 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ormat Technologies (TA:ORA) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.05% or 880 to 18320.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 4.00% or 1.58 to $41.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 3.76% or 1.57 to hit $43.37 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.60% or 8.25 to trade at $1364.35 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.43% to 3.8233, while EUR/ILS fell 0.24% to 4.2626.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.52% at 95.51.