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

The close of Tel Aviv saw the decline in the value by 1.50%.

These were the best performers of the session OPC Energy Ltd (TASE :), which rose 1.52% or 59.00 to trade at 3.698.00 at close. Tower Semiconductor Ltd. TASE: added 0.522% to reach 15,600.00. Ormat Technologies TASE: was trading up 0.19% or 50.00 points at 26,310.00 late trade.

Liveperson (TASE) was the worst performer of the session, falling 5.15% (427.00 points), to trade at 7,870.00 by the closing. Kenon Holdings Ltd (TASE) fell 5.00% (980.00 points) to close at 18,620.00. Phoenix Holdings Ltd, (TASE) dropped 3.62%/151.00 to 4,026.00.

By 358 to 132, falling stocks outnumbered those in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, and ended up 31 unchanged.

The May delivery of crude oil was 3.09% lower or 3.15 to $98.81 per barrel. Brent oil, which was due for delivery June 1, fell by 2.81% (3.00) to $103.64/barrel, and the June Gold Futures contract lost 0.15% (2.90) to $1,924.60 per troy ounce.

US Dollar/ILS increased 0.49% to $3.23 and EUR/ILS climbed 0.52% up to 3.53

At 99.54, the US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.12%.