Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Banking, Biomed and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 gained 0.26%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Sodastream International Ltd (TA:SODA), which rose 4.20% or 790.0 points to trade at 19600.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TA:ORL) added 2.71% or 4.4 points to end at 166.5 and Perrigo (TA:PRGO) was up 1.92% or 480 points to 25480 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Isramco Negev 2 LP (TA:ISRAp), which fell 3.99% or 2.2 points to trade at 53.0 at the close. Delek Drilling LP (TA:DEDRp) declined 1.56% or 21 points to end at 1329 and Partner (TA:PTNR) was down 1.47% or 28 points to 1878.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 218 to 169 and 113 ended unchanged.
Shares in Isramco Negev 2 LP (TA:ISRAp) fell to 3-years lows; falling 3.99% or 2.2 to 53.0. Shares in Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd (TA:ORL) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.71% or 4.4 to 166.5.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 3.31% or 1.54 to $44.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 3.24% or 1.58 to hit $47.14 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.88% or 11.22 to trade at $1279.82 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was down 0.42% to 3.5130, while EUR/ILS rose 0.17% to 3.9619.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.57% at 96.42.