Israel stocks finished higher after the close on Thursday, with the benchmark TA 35 edging up 0.06% as gains in Biomed, Communication and Technology names helped lift the market.
Session leaders
The top performers on the TA 35 were Next Vision Stabilized Systems (TASE:NXSN), which advanced 4.61% or 1,490.00 points to finish at 33,790.00. Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM) added 4.28% or 2,490.00 points to close at 60,620.00, and Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd (TASE:MVNE) rose 1.71% or 24.00 points to end the session at 1,429.00.
Largest decliners
On the downside, Nova (TASE:NVMI) fell 2.57% or 3,840.00 points to trade at 145,450.00 at the close. Bank Hapoalim (TASE:POLI) declined 2.28% or 184.00 points to finish at 7,901.00, and Leumi (TASE:LUMI) slipped 2.07% or 158.00 points to end at 7,458.00.
Market breadth and activity
Advancers narrowly outpaced decliners on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, with 253 stocks rising versus 216 falling, while 82 issues were unchanged. The modest net gain in the TA 35 reflected this mixed underlying activity.
Commodities and currencies
Commodity markets showed mixed direction. Crude oil for June delivery fell 1.21% or 1.29 to $105.59 a barrel, while Brent oil for July delivery was down 0.02% or 0.02 to $110.42 a barrel. The June Gold Futures contract moved higher, gaining 1.59% or 72.34 to trade at $4,633.84 a troy ounce.
In foreign exchange trading, USD/ILS declined 1.12% to 2.95 and EUR/ILS eased 0.88% to 3.46. The US Dollar Index Futures was lower, down 0.81% at 98.03.
The session highlighted divergent performance across sectors: pockets of strength in Biomed, Communication and Technology provided upward momentum, while notable weakness among major banks weighed on sentiment. Overall, the market closed with a small gain amid mixed commodity and currency moves.