Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Banking, Biomed and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Ormat Technologies (TA:ORA), which rose 2.59% or 550 points to trade at 21800 at the close. Meanwhile, Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TA:ALHE) added 2.44% or 81 points to end at 3399 and Airport City Ltd (TA:ARPT) was up 2.29% or 105 points to 4694 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK), which fell 11.53% or 361 points to trade at 2771 at the close. Leumi (TA:LUMI) declined 0.56% or 9 points to end at 1611 and Strauss Group (TA:STRS) was down 0.50% or 32 points to 6400.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 259 to 122 and 61 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ormat Technologies (TA:ORA) rose to all time highs; up 2.59% or 550 to 21800. Shares in OPKO Health Inc (TA:OPK) fell to 3-years lows; falling 11.53% or 361 to 2771. Shares in Airport City Ltd (TA:ARPT) rose to all time highs; rising 2.29% or 105 to 4694.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 1.47% or 0.79 to $53.04 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.49% or 0.84 to hit $55.52 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.66% or 8.25 to trade at $1241.75 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.55% to 3.6818, while EUR/ILS rose 0.38% to 3.8764.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 102.01.