Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Insurance and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 1.54%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Mylan NV (TA:MYL), which rose 8.15% or 1240 points to trade at 16460 at the close. Meanwhile, Melisron (TA:MLSR) added 4.74% or 860 points to end at 18990 and Ormat Technologies (TA:ORA) was up 4.68% or 950 points to 21250 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK), which fell 0.67% or 21 points to trade at 3132 at the close. Nice Ltd (TA:NICE) declined 0.24% or 60 points to end at 25230 and Gazit Globe (TA:GZT) was down 0.13% or 5 points to 3785.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 283 to 103 and 56 ended unchanged.
Shares in Melisron (TA:MLSR) rose to all time highs; up 4.74% or 860 to 18990.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.15% or 0.08 to $53.93 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.05% or 0.03 to hit $56.54 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.75% or 9.40 to trade at $1244.50 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.17% to 3.6517, while EUR/ILS fell 0.01% to 3.8551.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 101.69.