Stocks in Israel ended Friday's session in positive territory, with gains concentrated in Biomed, Technology and Communication names propelling the benchmark higher.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.55%.
The session's strongest performers on the TA 35 included:
- Nova (TASE:NVMI) - up 4.10%, gaining 5,800.00 points to finish at 147,300.00.
- Mega Or (TASE:MGOR) - climbed 3.57%, or 2,350.00 points, to close at 68,250.00.
- Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE:TASE) - advanced 3.54%, adding 580.00 points to end the day at 16,950.00.
Among the laggards were:
- OPC Energy Ltd (TASE:OPCE) - down 5.06%, a decline of 660.00 points to 12,380.00 at the close.
- NICE Ltd (TASE:NICE) - fell 3.02%, slipping 780.00 points to 25,010.00.
- Harel (TASE:HARL) - decreased 2.29%, losing 420.00 points to finish at 17,900.00.
On the broader exchange, advancing issues outnumbered decliners, with 283 stocks higher versus 185 lower. An additional 83 issues closed unchanged.
Commodity markets showed mixed direction on the day. Crude oil for July delivery fell 0.98%, down $0.87 to settle at $88.03 per barrel. Brent oil for August delivery declined 1.42%, or $1.32, to $91.38 a barrel. In contrast, the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.24%, gaining $56.00 to trade at $4,588.40 per troy ounce.
Currency moves included a 0.55% decline in USD/ILS to 2.80 and a 0.66% drop in EUR/ILS to 3.26. The US Dollar Index Futures was trading down 0.15% at 98.82.
Friday's session left Israel's main index modestly higher, led by sector-specific strength in Biomed, Technology and Communication. Commodity and currency fluctuations accompanied the equity gains, producing a mixed backdrop across markets.