Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Insurance, Biomed and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Phoenix Holdings Ltd (TASE:PHOE1), which rose 4.24% or 89 points to trade at 2190 at the close. Meanwhile, Harel (TASE:HARL) added 3.22% or 85 points to end at 2726 and Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:ESLT) was up 2.15% or 1200 points to 57110 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Melisron (TASE:MLSR), which fell 1.32% or 250 points to trade at 18650 at the close. Delek Group (TASE:DLEKG) declined 1.28% or 780 points to end at 60310 and Paz Oil (TASE:PZOL) was down 1.20% or 600 points to 49480.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 217 to 148 and 49 ended unchanged.
Shares in Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:ESLT) rose to all time highs; up 2.15% or 1200 to 57110.
Crude oil for August delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $54.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.05% or 0.03 to hit $62.17 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.10% or 1.35 to trade at $1349.35 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.14% to 3.5985, while EUR/ILS rose 0.01% to 4.0335.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 96.968.