The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange rose today. The Tel Aviv 25 Index rose 0.53%, to 1,605.09 points; the Tel Aviv 100 Index rose 0.67%, to 1,407.73 points; and the BlueTech Index rose 2.08% to 344.43 points. The TelBond 20 corporate bond index rose 0.41%, to 317.74 points. Turnover totaled NIS 533,678 million.
On Friday, on the foreign exchange market, the Bank of Israel set the shekel dollar representative rate down 0.153% from Thursday's rate at NIS 3.922/$, and the representative shekel-euro rate was set down 0.097%, at NIS 4.428/€.
On the market, Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG) rose 3.14% for the biggest rise on the Tel Aviv 25 Index and its energy exploration and production units Avner Oil and Gas LP (TASE: AVNR.L) and Delek Drilling Limited Partnership (TASE: DEDR.L) rose 2.23% and 1.43% respectively.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) rose 1.14% on the day's biggest trading turnover, while Opko Health Inc. (NYSE: OPK; TASE: OPK) rose 1.49%. However, Perrigo Company (NYSE:PRGO; TASE:PRGO) fell 0.82%.
Israel Corporation (TASE: ILCO) rose 2.48% and its subsidiary Israel Chemicals (TASE: ICL: NYSE: ICL) rose 2%.
Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (TASE: BEZQ) fell 2.08% for the biggest fall on the Tel Aviv 25 Index. Azrieli Group Ltd. (TASE: AZRG) fell 1.59% and Osem Investments Ltd. (controlled by Nestle SA (SWX:NESN)) (TASE: OSEM) fell 1.17% after reporting its second quarter financials.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on August 30, 2015
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