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.

Source: Investing.com