The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) bucked the global trend today as fears regarding Greece dragged down other markets. The Tel Aviv 25 Index rose 0.33% to 1,658.64 points, and the Tel Aviv 100 Index rose 0.08%, to 1,425.74 points. The BlueTech Index fell 0.92%, to 357.31 points. The TelBond 20 corporate bond index rose 0.21%, to 317.78 points. Turnover totaled NIS 1.025 billion.
On the foreign exchange market, Bank of Israel set the shekel dollar representative rate up 0.186% from Friday's rate at NIS 3.776/$, and the representative shekel-euro rate was set 0.54% lower, at NIS 4.164/€.
On the market, today's biggest decliner on the Tel Aviv 25 Index was Delek Drilling Limited Partnership (TASE: DEDR.L), which fell 1.38%, while its Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG) sister company Avner Oil and Gas LP (TASE: AVNR.L) fell 0.61%. Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE: ESLT) fell 1.37% and First International Bank of Israel (TASE: FTIN) fell 1.11%.
Opko Health Inc. (NYSE: OPK; TASE: OPK) rose 2.61% for the biggest rise on the Tel Aviv 25 Index and Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (TASE: BEZQ) rose 2.56%. Azrieli Group Ltd. (TASE: AZRG) rose 2.10%.
Bank Leumi (TASE: LUMI) rose 1.14% on the day's biggest trading turnover and Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI) rose 1.08%.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on July 6, 2015
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