The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) rose today. The Tel Aviv 25 Index rose 0.27% to 1,459.56 points, the Tel Aviv 100 Index rose 0.34% to 1,275.65 points, and the BlueTech 50 Index rose 1.25% to 325.24 points. Turnover was NIS 995 million.
In the foreign currency market, futures trading pointed to a 0.93% rise in the shekel-dollar representative exchange rate compared with Friday's rate to NIS 4/$, and a 0.51% rise in the shekel-euro representative exchange rate to NIS 4.487/€.
In the bond market, the corporate bond benchmark Tel-Bond 20 Index fell 0.13%.
In the stock market, Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG) rose 4.1% on expectations that a compromise will be reached on the Leviathan, Tamar antitrust issue. Avner Oil and Gas LP (TASE: AVNR.L) rose 7.98% and Delek Drilling Limited Partnership (TASE: DEDR.L) rose 8.51% for the largest rise on the Tel Aviv 25 Index. Ratio Oil Exploration (1992) LP (TASE:RATI.L) rose 7.72%.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) rose 1.91% on the day's largest trading turnover, while Perrigo Company (NYSE:PRGO; TASE:PRGO) rose 2.03% and Opko Health Inc. (NYSE: OPK; TASE: OPK) rose 5.48%.
Frutarom Industries Ltd. (TASE: FRUT; LSE:FRUT; OTCBB:FRUTF) fell 3.18% for the largest fall on the Tel Aviv 25 Index and Israel Chemicals (TASE: ICL: NYSE: ICL) fell 1.85%.
Kenon Holdings Ltd (TASE:KEN: NYSE: KEN-WI) rose 2.90% but parent company Israel Corporation (TASE: ILCO) fell 2.62%.
Mobile carriers Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE:CEL; TASE:CEL) and Partner Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq: PTNR; TASE: PTNR) resumed their slide falling 4.88% and 3.07% respectively.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on January 25, 2015
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