Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Communication, Technology and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 added 0.83% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:SPEN), which rose 11.67% or 278.00 points to trade at 2660.00 at the close. Meanwhile, OPKO Health Inc (TASE:OPK) added 5.10% or 27 points to end at 558 and Liveperson (TASE:LPSN) was up 4.13% or 600 points to 15120 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Isramco Negev 2 LP (TASE:ISRAp), which fell 2.44% or 1.4 points to trade at 55.9 at the close. Delek Drilling LP (TASE:DEDRp) declined 2.13% or 18 points to end at 828 and Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) was down 1.75% or 1170 points to 65730.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 252 to 146 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:SPEN) rose to all time highs; up 11.67% or 278.00 to 2660.00. Shares in Liveperson (TASE:LPSN) rose to all time highs; rising 4.13% or 600 to 15120. Shares in Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.75% or 1170 to 65730.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 2.60% or 1.52 to $56.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 2.11% or 1.36 to hit $63.23 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.03% or 0.45 to trade at $1557.45 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.16% to 3.4605, while EUR/ILS rose 0.20% to 3.8367.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 97.333.