Israel’s TA 35 index closed 0.35% higher on Tuesday, driven by gains in the insurance and financial sectors. The benchmark gauge, which tracks the 35 largest stocks on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, ended the session with 235 advancing issues, 236 decliners and 88 unchanged.
Camtek Ltd led advancers, rising 3.39% to 43,250 shekels, while Migdal Insurance and Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings both added over 3%. The broader insurance and financial services complex accounted for a significant share of the index’s advance.
ICL Israel Chemicals led decliners, falling 4.43% to 1,660 shekels, followed by Next Vision Stabilized Systems and NICE Ltd, which dropped 4.05% and 2.79%, respectively. The mixed performance reflected sector-specific dynamics rather than a broad-based downturn.
Commodities retreated as crude oil futures fell alongside precious metals. October WTI crude declined 3.11% to $82.37 per barrel, while Brent for November delivery dropped 3.00% to $87.82. December gold futures slipped 0.14% to $4,691.29 per troy ounce.
The shekel weakened against major currencies, with the USD/ILS rate falling 0.77% to 2.98 and the EUR/ILS down 0.73% to 3.48. The U.S. Dollar Index futures were little changed, ending 0.03% lower at 98.90.
