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

The decline in Tel Aviv was 0.4% at the closing.

These were the best performers of the session Maytronics (TASE): The TASE rose 11.3%, or 645.00 point to trade at 6,146.00 by the close. Meanwhile, Ormat Technologies TASE: added 5.05%, or 1,240.00 point to finish at 25,800.00. Nova (TASE) was up 2.50% (or 840.00) to 34,490.00 late trade.

They were also the worst performers of the session. Israel Corp TASE:, which dropped 3.32% (6710.00 points) to close at 195.690.00. Shufersal, TASE:), declined by 3.25% to 2,500.00 and 84.00 points. OPKO Health Inc (TASE): The TASE was at 31.00 points, or 3.00%, lower than 1,001.00

By 266 to 235, falling stocks outnumbered those in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, while advancing stocks remained constant at 27.

The July delivery of crude oil fell 2.24%, or 2.46, to $107.17 per barrel. Brent oil, which was due for delivery on July 16, fell 2.2% (or 2.49) to reach $109.44/barrel, and the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.1% (0.10) to trade at $1.819.00/troy ounce.

USD/ILS increased 0.88% to $3.38 and EUR/ILS climbed 0.34% up to $3.54

US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.2% at 103.71