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Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the added 0.83% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the were Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:), which rose 11.67% or 278.00 points to trade at 2660.00 at the close. Meanwhile, OPKO Health Inc (TASE:) added 5.10% or 27 points to end at 558 and Liveperson (TASE:) was up 4.13% or 600 points to 15120 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Isramco Negev 2 LP (TASE:), which fell 2.44% or 1.4 points to trade at 55.9 at the close. Delek Drilling LP (TASE:) declined 2.13% or 18 points to end at 828 and Israel Corp (TASE:) was down 1.75% or 1170 points to 65730.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 252 to 146 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shapir Engineering Industry (TASE:) rose to all time highs; up 11.67% or 278.00 to 2660.00. Shares in Liveperson (TASE:) rose to all time highs; rising 4.13% or 600 to 15120. Shares in Israel Corp (TASE:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.75% or 1170 to 65730.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 2.60% or 1.52 to $56.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 2.11% or 1.36 to hit $63.23 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.03% or 0.45 to trade at $1557.45 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.16% to 3.4605, while EUR/ILS rose 0.20% to 3.8367.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 97.333.
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