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TA 35 Gains 0.41% on Tech Rally Despite Broader Market Weakness
Israel's benchmark TA 35 index finished in positive territory on Tuesday, lifted by a strong rally in technology shares. The index closed the session up 0.41%, according to market data from Investing.com.
Sector Divergence
The advance in the main index was primarily driven by gains in the Technology, Insurance, and Financials sectors. However, the positive performance was not market-wide, as declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by a margin of 274 to 210, with 76 stocks ending the day unchanged. This suggests that the index's rise was concentrated in a handful of large-cap companies rather than a broad-based market rally.
Top Movers
The technology sector provided the session's top performers, leading the gains on the TA 35.
- NICE Ltd (TASE:NICE) was the best-performing stock, surging 9.17%.
- Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TASE:TSEM) followed with a gain of 8.83%.
- Dimri (TASE:DIMRI) also posted a strong performance, rising 3.99%.
AdOn the other end, the session's laggards included CyberArk Software Ltd (TASE:CYBR), which fell 3.48%. Other notable decliners were ICL Israel Chemicals Ltd (TASE:ICL), down 2.88%, and Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd (TASE:ENLT), which lost 2.66%.
Commodities and Currencies
In the broader markets, energy and precious metals saw modest declines. WTI Crude oil futures for November delivery fell 1.26% to $91.21 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract slipped 0.49%.
In foreign exchange, the USD/ILS pair saw a minor increase of 0.15% to trade at 3.02. The US Dollar Index Futures, which tracks the greenback against a basket of other major currencies, was up 0.14% to 100.30.
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