Israel's equity market closed lower on Friday, with the TA 35 ending the session down 1.29%. The pullback was driven by weakness in the Banking, Financials and Real Estate sectors, which weighed on the broader market at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
At the close, the headline TA 35 index registered a 1.29% decline. Market breadth favored falling issues, with 276 stocks losing ground compared with 176 advancers and 100 names finishing unchanged.
Top performers
- Camtek Ltd (TASE:CAMT) led gains on the TA 35, rising 5.72% - an increase of 3,280.00 points - to close at 60,580.00. Shares in Camtek reached an all-time high during the session.
- Next Vision Stabilized Systems (TASE:NXSN) added 2.64%, up 800.00 points to finish at 31,140.00.
- Ormat Technologies (TASE:ORA) advanced 1.11%, gaining 370.00 points to end the day at 33,800.00.
Lagging names
- Dimri (TASE:DIMRI) was the weakest on the TA 35, falling 4.16% - down 1,790.00 points - to close at 41,200.00.
- First International Bank of Israel Ltd (TASE:FIBI) declined 3.70%, a drop of 950.00 points to 24,730.00.
- Israel Discount Bank Ltd (TASE:DSCT) slipped 3.65%, down 129.00 points to 3,405.00.
Outside equities, commodity and currency markets showed mixed moves. Crude oil for June delivery fell 0.73%, down 0.70 to $95.15 a barrel. Brent oil for June delivery inched higher by 0.21%, or 0.22, to $105.29 a barrel. The June Gold Futures contract gained 0.40%, up 19.06 to trade at 4,743.06 a troy ounce.
On the foreign exchange front, the U.S. dollar weakened against the shekel, with USD/ILS down 0.54% to 2.99. EUR/ILS was effectively unchanged, moving 0.05% to 3.50. The U.S. Dollar Index Futures traded lower by 0.13% at 98.47.
This session's data shows a market where sector-specific pressures - notably in banking, financials and real estate - coincided with selective strength among certain technology and energy-related firms. Broader commodity and currency moves were modestly mixed, reflecting divergent momentum across markets.