Israel's stock market ended the trading day in positive territory on Friday, with the benchmark TA 35 index rising 0.52% at the close in Tel Aviv. Gains were broad-based but led by stocks in the Insurance, Real Estate and Oil & Gas sectors.
Top performers
- Next Vision Stabilized Systems (TASE:NXSN) led the session's winners, finishing up 6.04%, a rise of 1,890.00 points to close at 33,200.00. The stock marked an all-time high in the session.
- NICE Ltd (TASE:NICE) advanced 5.41%, gaining 1,850.00 points to end at 36,050.00.
- Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:ESLT) climbed 3.20%, adding 7,200.00 points to reach 232,300.00 at the close, also recording an all-time high during the session.
Lagging names
- OPC Energy Ltd (TASE:OPCE) was the session's weakest name on the TA 35, sliding 2.28% or 225.00 points to finish at 9,655.00.
- Leumi (TASE:LUMI) declined 1.63%, down 126.00 points to 7,623.00.
- Nova (TASE:NVMI) fell 1.49%, a loss of 2,090.00 points to close at 138,210.00.
Market breadth and breadth metrics
Advancers outnumbered decliners on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, with 307 stocks higher versus 149 lower; 91 issues finished unchanged.
Commodities and currency moves
Commodities displayed mixed performance. Crude oil for April delivery slipped 0.56%, losing $0.37 to trade at $66.03 a barrel. Brent oil for April delivery fell 0.54%, down $0.39 to $71.27 a barrel. In precious metals, the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.32%, gaining $65.89 to trade at $5,063.29 a troy ounce.
In currency markets, USD/ILS fell 0.71% to 3.12, while EUR/ILS dropped 0.57% to 3.67. The US Dollar Index Futures was lower by 0.22%, at 97.64.
Closing note
The session closed with select large-cap names posting double-digit percentage moves and two companies reaching session highs. Overall, the TA 35's modest advance came amid mixed commodity and currency signals as market participants closed the week.