The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange was flat today. The Tel Aviv 35 Index fell 0.04% to 1,418.55 points; the Tel Aviv 125 Index fell 0.05%, to 1,299.05 points; and the BlueTech Global Index was unchanged at 381.63 points. The TelBond 20 corporate bond index fell 0.04% to 334.43 points. Trading turnover was NIS 1.50 billion.
On the foreign currency market, the Bank of Israel set the shekel-dollar representative rate up 0.111% today compared with yesterday's rate at NIS 3.593/$, and the representative shekel-euro rate was set down 0.409% at NIS 4.019/€.
On the market, Frutarom Industries Ltd. (TASE: FRUT; LSE:FRUT; OTCBB:FRUTF) rose 4.99% after reporting strong financials for the biggest rise on the Tel Aviv 35 Index. Harel Insurance Investments and Financial Services Ltd. (TASE: HARL) rose 2.74% after publishing its results. NICE Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: NICE; TASE: NICE) rose 1.94% and Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (TASE: BEZQ) rose 1.06%.
Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE:CEL; TASE:CEL) fell 3.78% for the biggest fall on the Tel Aviv 35 Index after publishing poor results. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TASE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) fell 1.26%, continuing its slump, on the day's biggest trading turnover. Perrigo Company (NYSE:PRGO; TASE:PRGO) fell 2.04% and Opko Health Inc. (NYSE: OPK; TASE: OPK) fell 2.47%. Partner Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq: PTNR; TASE: PTNR) fell 1.83%, Mizrahi Tefahot Bank (TASE:MZTF) fell 1.81% and Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE:ORL) fell 1.92%.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on May 24, 2017
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