Tel Aviv stocks up 0.5% after Hezbollah attack on Israel contained

A view shows smoke on the Lebanese side of the border with Israel, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre, southern Lebanon August 25, 2024. /Aziz Taher

JERUSALEM - Tel Aviv share indices opened higher on Sunday after a rocket barrage by Hezbollah into Israel was contained by an Israeli pre-emptive strike.

The blue-chip Tel Aviv 35 index was up 0.4% while the broader TA-125 rose 0.5%.