The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) was mixed today. The Tel Aviv 25 Index fell 0.14% to 1,453.17 points, the Tel Aviv 100 Index fell 0.16% to 1,277.08 points, but the BlueTech 50 Index rose 1.03% to 331.09 points. Turnover was 926.7 million.
In the foreign currency market, the Bank of Israel set the shekel-dollar representative exchange rate at NIS 3.945/$, down 1.252% on yesterday's rate, and set the shekel-euro representative exchange rate at NIS 4.483/€, down 0.431%.
In the bond market, both long-term Shahar unlinked shekel government bonds and long term Galil CPI-linked government bonds fell. The corporate bond benchmark Tel-Bond 20 Index fell 0.38%.
In the stock market, the banks led the losses on the Tel Aviv 25 Index. Bank Leumi (TASE: LUMI) fell 0.83%, Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI) fell 0.63%, and Israel Discount Bank (TASE: DSCT) fell 0.8%.
NICE Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: NICE; TASE: NICE) rose 1.85% for the largest rise on the Tel Aviv 25 Index and Osem Investments Ltd. (controlled by Nestle SA (SWX:NESN)) (TASE: OSEM) rose 1.47%.
Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG) returned to negative territory, falling 0.43% and its energy units Avner Oil and Gas LP (TASE: AVNR.L) and Delek Drilling Limited Partnership (TASE: DEDR.L) fell 1.87% and 1.69% respectively. Ratio Oil Exploration (1992) LP (TASE:RATI.L) fell 2.65% and Isramco Ltd. (Nasdaq: ISRL; TASE: ISRA.L) fell 2.21%.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on January 28, 2015
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