Israel's equity market ended Tuesday with a modest advance as the TA-35 index rose 0.09% to close at a new all-time high. Strength in the Biomed, Technology and Banking sectors underpinned the session's gains, although decliners outnumbered advancers on the exchange.
Session movers
The top performers on the TA-35 were:
- Next Vision Stabilized Systems (NXSN) - up 5.10% or 1,400.00 points to 28,850.00 at the close.
- Nova (NVMI) - rose 2.32% or 3,390.00 points to finish at 149,390.00.
- Elbit Systems Ltd (ESLT) - climbed 1.43% or 3,190.00 points to 225,990.00.
The laggards for the day included:
- Menora Miv Hld (MMHD) - down 3.26% or 1,300.00 points to 38,570.00 at the close.
- NICE Ltd (NICE) - declined 2.40% or 870.00 points to end at 35,440.00.
- Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd (CLIS) - fell 2.16% or 480.00 points to 21,780.00.
Market breadth showed more selling than buying: 283 issues fell versus 194 that advanced on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, with 70 securities unchanged.
Notable highs
Shares of Next Vision Stabilized Systems (NXSN) and Nova (NVMI) each reached all-time highs during the session. NXSN closed up 5.10% at 28,850.00, while NVMI ended the day at a record 149,390.00, gaining 2.32%.
Commodities and currencies
In commodities, crude oil for March delivery rose 1.60% or 0.97 to trade at $61.60 a barrel. Brent oil for April delivery increased 1.42% or 0.92 to $65.69 a barrel. The April Gold Futures contract ticked down 0.04% or 2.06 to $5,120.24 a troy ounce.
On the foreign exchange front, USD/ILS moved lower by 0.21% to 3.11, while EUR/ILS climbed 0.42% to 3.71. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.65% at 96.23.
What this means
The session delivered a small upward move in the headline index, with leadership concentrated in select biomed, technology and banking names. Despite the TA-35's marginal gain and fresh record, the broader market displayed more declines than advances, signaling a mixed internals profile behind the headline number.
Data points and price changes above reflect closing levels and session moves as reported for the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and related commodity and FX benchmarks.