The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) fell today. The Tel Aviv 25 Index fell 0.46% to 1,707.74 points, the Tel Aviv 100 Index fell 0.30% to 1,478.57 points, but the BlueTech 50 Index rose 0.13% to 375.81 points. Turnover was NIS 919.3 million.
In the foreign currency market, futures trading pointed to the shekel-dollar representative exchange rate falling 0.18% from Friday's rate to NIS 3.866/$, while the shekel-euro rate was down 1.80% to NIS 4.245/€.
In the bond market, the corporate bond benchmark Tel-Bond 20 Index fell 0.05%.
In the stock market, Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG) rose 3.42%, buoyed by the resignation of antitrust commissioner David Gilo. Delek's energy units Avner Oil and Gas LP (TASE: AVNR.L) and Delek Drilling Limited Partnership (TASE: DEDR.L) rose 1.25% and 2.50% respectively.
NICE Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: NICE; TASE: NICE) fell 4.26% for the biggest fall on the Tel Aviv 25 Index and Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE: ESLT) fell 1.96%.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) fell 1.25% on the day's biggest trading turnover and Israel Discount Bank (TASE: DSCT) fell 2.12%. Gazit-Globe Ltd. (NYSE: GZT; TASE: GZT; TSX: GZT) fell 1.44% after a large acquisition in Norway. Israel Corporation (TASE: ILCO) fell 3.72% and its unit Israel Chemicals (TASE: ICL: NYSE: ICL) fell 1.21% after selling its PCG division for an estimated $50 million.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on May 25, 2015
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