Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Banking, Financials and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 1.15%.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Electra Ltd (TASE:ELTR), which rose 1.24% or 2,330.00 points to trade at 190,000.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Ashtrom Group Ltd (TASE:ASHG) added 1.19% or 72.00 points to end at 6,145.00 and NICE Ltd (TASE:NICE) was up 1.07% or 710.00 points to 66,910.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nova (TASE:NVMI), which fell 4.00% or 2,580.00 points to trade at 61,920.00 at the close. Israel Corp (TASE:ILCO) declined 3.68% or 3,280.00 points to end at 85,770.00 and Strauss Group (TASE:STRS) was down 3.29% or 234.00 points to 6,874.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 255 to 201 and 82 ended unchanged.
Shares in Electra Ltd (TASE:ELTR) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.24% or 2,330.00 to 190,000.00. Shares in Ashtrom Group Ltd (TASE:ASHG) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.19% or 72.00 to 6,145.00.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.16% or 0.11 to $68.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $72.38 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.82% or 21.64 to trade at $2,667.94 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.38% to 3.66, while EUR/ILS rose 1.22% to 3.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.92% at 105.99.
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