Israel's equity market finished lower at the close on Monday, with losses concentrated in the Real Estate, Banking and Communication sectors driving the broader decline.
Benchmark movement - The TA 35 ended the session down 0.09%.
Top performers - Among the index constituents, Camtek Ltd (TASE:CAMT) led gains, adding 6.06% - an increase of 3,470.00 points - to finish at 60,770.00. Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd (TASE:ENLT) rose 5.16% or 1,350.00 points to close at 27,500.00, and OPC Energy Ltd (TASE:OPCE) advanced 3.59% or 450.00 points to end the day at 13,000.00.
Largest decliners - On the downside, Next Vision Stabilized Systems (TASE:NXSN) fell 5.26%, a drop of 1,630.00 points, to 29,370.00 at the close. Dimri (TASE:DIMRI) declined 3.93% or 1,710.00 points to finish at 41,800.00, and Strauss Group (TASE:STRS) lost 3.89% or 500.00 points to trade at 12,350.00.
Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 316 to 158, while 77 issues ended unchanged.
All-time highs - Shares of Camtek Ltd rose to an all-time high, gaining 6.06% or 3,470.00 points to close at 60,770.00. Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd also reached a record high, advancing 5.16% or 1,350.00 to finish at 27,500.00.
Commodities and FX - In commodities trading, crude oil for June delivery climbed 2.32% or 2.21 to $97.63 a barrel. Brent crude for July delivery increased 2.44% or 2.47 to $103.76 a barrel. The June Gold Futures contract rose 0.15% or 7.06 to trade at $4,737.76 a troy ounce.
Currency and dollar indices - The USD/ILS rate was unchanged at 2.90, while EUR/ILS was unchanged at 3.42. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 97.76.
Market note - The session featured a mix of notable individual stock moves alongside a modest decline in the headline index. Commodity prices recorded advances for crude and Brent and a small uptick in gold futures, while the shekel and euro pairs versus the dollar were unchanged in the data provided.
Data snapshot
- TA 35: -0.09%
- CAMT: +6.06% to 60,770.00 (all-time high)
- ENLT: +5.16% to 27,500.00 (all-time high)
- OPCE: +3.59% to 13,000.00
- NXSN: -5.26% to 29,370.00
- DIMRI: -3.93% to 41,800.00
- STRS: -3.89% to 12,350.00
- Crude (June): $97.63 - up 2.32%
- Brent (July): $103.76 - up 2.44%
- Gold (June futures): $4,737.76 - up 0.15%
- USD/ILS: 2.90 - unchanged
- EUR/ILS: 3.42 - unchanged
- US Dollar Index Futures: 97.76 - down 0.03%