Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Biomed, Insurance and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 25 lost 0.16%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 25 were Bezeq (TA:BEZQ), which rose 2.22% or 15.2 points to trade at 700.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Ormat Technologies (TA:ORA) added 1.09% or 200 points to end at 18470 and Delek Drilling LP (TA:DEDRp) was up 1.06% or 14 points to 1340 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TA:ICL), which fell 1.99% or 30 points to trade at 1475 at the close. Israel Corp (TA:ILCO) declined 1.80% or 1110 points to end at 60440 and Mizrahi Tefahot (TA:MZTF) was down 1.77% or 98 points to 5437.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 178 to 161 and 104 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.23% or 0.11 to $47.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.35% or 0.17 to hit $48.95 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 2.28% or 27.65 to trade at $1183.55 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.40% to 3.8773, while EUR/ILS fell 0.50% to 4.0829.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.84% at 101.94.