The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) rose today. The Tel Aviv 25 Index rose 1.87% to 1,592.33 points, the Tel Aviv 100 Index rose 1.56%, to 1,392.29 points and the BlueTech Index rose 1.19%, to 341.68 points. The TelBond 20 corporate bond index rose 0.23%, to 315.47 points. Turnover totaled NIS 1.26 billion.
On the foreign exchange market, the Bank of Israel set the shekel dollar representative rate up 0.178% from yesterday's rate at NIS 3.930/$, and the representative shekel-euro rate was set up 0.149%, at NIS 4.427/€.
In the market, Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG) rose 4.59%. Avner Oil and Gas LP (TASE: AVNR.L) rose 7.06% for the biggest rise on the Tel Aviv 25 Index and sister company Delek Drilling Limited Partnership (TASE: DEDR.L) rose 6.60%. Isramco Ltd. (Nasdaq: ISRL; TASE: ISRA.L) rose 4.75%.
Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (TASE: BEZQ) rose 2.40% on the day's biggest trading turnover and Paz Oil Company Ltd. (TASE:PZOL) rose 3.10%. Opko Health Inc. (NYSE: OPK; TASE: OPK) rose 2.79% and Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE: ESLT) rose 2.59%. Bank Leumi (TASE: LUMI) rose 3.06% and Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI) rose 2.63%.
Only four shares on the Tel Aviv 25 Index fell with Perrigo Company (NYSE:PRGO; TASE:PRGO) down 0.52% for the biggest fall on the Tel Aviv 25 Index.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on September 2, 2015
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