Israel stocks lower at close of trade; TA 35 down 0.30%

Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Biomed, Banking and Technology sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 lost 0.30%.

The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TASE:BEZQ), which rose 3.25% or 16.80 points to trade at 534.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) added 1.94% or 120.00 points to end at 6,320.00 and Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:SPEN) was up 1.53% or 39.00 points to 2,592.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were OPC Energy Ltd (TASE:OPCE), which fell 8.02% or 250.00 points to trade at 2,866.00 at the close. NICE Ltd (TASE:NICE) declined 3.98% or 2,600.00 points to end at 62,800.00 and Energix (TASE:ENRG) was down 2.46% or 29.00 points to 1,152.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 261 to 199 and 78 ended unchanged.

Shares in Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd (TASE:BEZQ) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.25% or 16.80 to 534.50. Shares in Energix (TASE:ENRG) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.46% or 29.00 to 1,152.00.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.36% or 0.25 to $69.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.26% or 0.19 to hit $73.50 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.68% or 17.80 to trade at $2,648.80 a troy ounce.

USD/ILS was unchanged 0.02% to 3.74, while EUR/ILS fell 0.73% to 3.93.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.59% at 106.77.