Israel's principal equities index ended the trading day in the red on Thursday, as sector-level weakness in Banking, Biomed and Oil & Gas contributed to a 1.13% decline in the TA 35 at the close in Tel Aviv.
Market breadth skewed to the downside: 282 stocks fell versus 189 that advanced, and 81 issues finished unchanged. The session produced a mix of notable winners and losers across market segments.
Top performers
- Next Vision Stabilized Systems (TASE:NXSN) was the session's strongest performer on the TA 35, rising 4.99% - a gain of 1,370.00 points - to close at 28,830.00.
- NICE Ltd (TASE:NICE) added 3.54% or 1,070.00 points to finish the day at 31,330.00.
- Nova (TASE:NVMI) climbed 1.44%, an increase of 2,200.00 points, to trade at 154,680.00 in late trade; the stock reached an all-time high at that level.
Largest declines
- Strauss Group (TASE:STRS) posted the steepest loss among the cited names, falling 5.08% or 680.00 points to end at 12,710.00.
- Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd (TASE:ENLT) declined 3.51%, a drop of 870.00 points, to close at 23,900.00.
- Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:ESLT) decreased 3.08% or 8,400.00 points to finish at 264,500.00.
On the commodities front, crude oil for May delivery rose 2.38% - up $2.17 - to $93.46 a barrel. Brent oil for June delivery gained 3.17% or $3.01, reaching $97.94 a barrel. Precious metals showed mixed moves, with the June Gold Futures contract falling 0.24% - down $11.39 - to trade at $4,812.21 a troy ounce.
Foreign-exchange and broader market indicators were relatively steady. USD/ILS was unchanged 0.07% at 3.00, while EUR/ILS slipped 0.16% to 3.53. The US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.24% to 98.08.
This session's activity left a clear distribution between winners and losers and highlighted sector-specific pressure in Banking, Biomed and Oil & Gas, even as select technology and related names posted gains.