The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) rose today. The Tel Aviv 25 Index rose 0.57% to 1,222.72 points, the Tel Aviv 100 Index rose 0.76% to 1,097.36 points, and the TechBlue 50 Index rose 2.36% to 310.91 points. Turnover was NIS 691.2 million.
The TASE rose today, in line with gains on European markets and on Wall Street on Friday.
In the foreign currency market, options pointed to a 0.66% gain by the shekel-dollar exchange rate, compared with Friday's representative rate, to NIS 3.668/$, and a 0.59% gain by the shekel-euro exchange rate to NIS 4.715/€.
In the bond market, long-term Shahar unlinked shekel government bonds fell by up to 0.3%, but long term Galil CPI-linked government bonds rose by up to 0.4%. The corporate bond benchmark Tel-Bond 20 Index rose 0.07%.
In the stock market, Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:MLNX; TASE:MLNX) rose 3.9% for the biggest gain among Tel Aviv 25 shares, while EZchip Semiconductor Ltd. (Nasdaq: EZCH; TASE:EZCH) rose 3.6% and NICE Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: NICE; TASE: NICE) rose 1.6%.
Israel Chemicals Ltd. (TASE: ICL) rose 1.5% on the day's biggest turnover of NIS 58 million.
Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (TASE: BEZQ) fell 1.6% for the biggest loss among Tel Aviv 25 shares. Energy exploration companies Avner Oil and Gas LP (TASE: AVNR.L) and Delek Drilling LP (TASE: DEDR.L) fell 1.1% and 1.4%, respectively, while their parent company, Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG) was unchanged.
On the Tel Aviv 100 Index, LivePerson Inc. (Nasdaq: LPSN); TASE: LPSN) corrected upwards 10% and Mid-Cap companies Camtek Ltd. (Nasdaq: CAMT; TASE:CAMT) rose 8% and Silicom Ltd. (Nasdaq:SILC; TASE:SILC) rose 5.7%.
Yam 3 licensees Zerah Oil And Gas Explorations LP (TASE: ZRAH) rose 6.6% but Shemen Oil and Gas Resources Ltd. (TASE: SOG) fell 1.8% on the resumption of drilling of the well.
Enlight Renewable Energy Solutions Ltd. (TASE:ENLT) rose 10.8% after announcing to talks to acquire an option to buy mid-sized photovoltaic energy facilities in Israel from Ormat Industries Ltd. (TASE: ORMT), which rose 1.5%.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on May 19, 2013
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