Israeli shares ended the trading session higher on Tuesday, with gains concentrated in Technology, Biomed and Communication names that helped lift the TA-35 index.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA-35 was up 1.30%.
The session's strongest performers on the TA-35 were Nova (TASE:NVMI), Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM) and Next Vision Stabilized Systems (TASE:NXSN). Nova led the list, rising 8.58% - a gain of 12,440.00 points - to finish at 157,500.00. Tower Semiconductor added 8.27%, up 5,840.00 points to close at 76,440.00. Next Vision Stabilized Systems advanced 5.53%, gaining 1,260.00 points to end the day at 24,060.00.
On the downside, Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA), NICE Ltd (TASE:NICE) and Harel (TASE:HARL) were the session's weakest performers. Ormat fell 2.99%, a decline of 1,000.00 points, to close at 32,500.00. NICE lost 2.48%, down 680.00 points to finish at 26,760.00. Harel slipped 2.31%, dropping 370.00 points to 15,660.00 at the close.
Market breadth on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange favored advancing issues: 283 stocks rose versus 180 that fell, while 93 finished unchanged.
In commodities trading, futures showed mixed movement. Crude oil for August delivery declined 0.47% - a drop of 0.33 - to trade at $70.42 a barrel. Brent oil for September delivery slipped 0.03%, down 0.02 to $73.89 a barrel. Precious metals were stronger: the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.48%, up 19.40 to $4,058.30 per troy ounce.
Foreign exchange and dollar indicators were broadly steady. The USD/ILS exchange rate was down 0.20% at 2.98. The EUR/ILS was unchanged 0.09% to 3.40. The US Dollar Index Futures edged lower by 0.02% to 100.86.
This settlement reflects a trading day in which technology, biomed and communications stocks outpaced losses elsewhere, while energy and currency moves were modest. The mix of advancing and declining stocks underscores varied performance across sectors.