Israeli equities finished the trading day in positive territory on Friday, with gains concentrated in the Insurance, Financials and Banking sectors lifting the benchmark.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 index rose 1.90% and registered a new all-time high.
Session leaders
The strongest performers on the TA 35 were Migdal Insurance (TASE:MGDL), Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd (TASE:CLIS) and Menora Miv Hld (TASE:MMHD). Migdal Insurance advanced 7.39%, gaining 130.00 points to finish at 1,888.00. Clal Insurance Enterprises rose 7.02%, or 1,650.00 points, to close at 25,150.00. Menora Miv Hld added 5.91%, an increase of 2,870.00 points, to end the session at 51,460.00.
Largest decliners
On the downside, ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL) led losses, falling 4.38% or 73.00 points to settle at 1,595.00. Elbit Systems Ltd (TASE:ESLT) declined 3.44%, a drop of 9,900.00 points, to end at 278,300.00. Next Vision Stabilized Systems (TASE:NXSN) was down 3.34%, losing 1,060.00 points to finish at 30,710.00.
Market breadth and participation
On the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, advancing issues outnumbered decliners by 323 to 152, while 76 stocks closed unchanged.
Commodities and currencies
In commodities trading, crude oil for May delivery rose 1.08% or $1.06 to $98.93 a barrel. Brent oil for June delivery inched up 0.14% or $0.13 to $96.05 a barrel. The June Gold Futures contract decreased 0.40%, a drop of $19.30, to trade at $4,798.70 a troy ounce.
On the currency front, USD/ILS moved lower by 0.57% to 3.03 and EUR/ILS slipped 0.31% to 3.56. The US Dollar Index Futures declined 0.12% to 98.47.
These closing levels reflect the trading activity across equities, commodities and foreign exchange at the end of the session in Tel Aviv.