Stocks on the Tel Aviv exchange ended Monday in negative territory as pressure from Technology, Oil & Gas and Insurance sectors pushed the benchmark down.
The TA-35 declined 1.62% to close at a new one-month low.
Top performers
- NICE Ltd (TASE:NICE) led gains, finishing up 5.97% - a rise of 1,500.00 points - to close at 26,610.00.
- Shufersal (TASE:SAE) added 3.33% - a gain of 159.00 points - to end the session at 4,932.00.
- Next Vision Stabilized Systems (TASE:NXSN) advanced 2.60% - up 740.00 points - to finish at 29,250.00.
Largest decliners
- Nova (TASE:NVMI) was the weakest, falling 8.99% - a drop of 14,150.00 points - to close at 143,300.00.
- Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM) slipped 8.90% - down 7,230.00 points - to end the day at 73,970.00.
- Kenon Holdings Ltd (TASE:KEN) lost 5.64% - a decline of 1,450.00 points - to finish at 24,240.00.
Market breadth on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange was negative, with decliners outnumbering advancers by 327 to 146, while 78 issues closed unchanged.
Shufersal (TASE:SAE) notably rose to an all-time high during the session, closing at 4,932.00 after a 3.33% increase.
Commodities and currencies
- Crude oil for July delivery rose 1.06% - up $1.07 - to trade at $102.09 per barrel.
- Brent oil for July delivery increased 0.74% - up $0.81 - to $110.07 per barrel.
- June Gold Futures fell 0.35% - a drop of $15.81 - to trade at $4,546.09 per troy ounce.
On the currency front, the USD/ILS rate moved lower by 0.39% to 2.90, while EUR/ILS decreased 0.21% to 3.38.
The US Dollar Index Futures was reported down 0.21%, trading at 99.00.
Overall, Monday's session combined sector-specific selling with selective stock-level gains and losses, while commodity markets saw oil rise and gold retreat.