Wed: TASE higher despite banks falling

Elbit and NICE led the market higher today as the banks, Bezeq and Teva declined.

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange rose today. The Tel Aviv 35 Index rose 0.24%, to 1,689.46 points; the Tel Aviv 125 Index rose 0.25%, to 1,768.43 points; and the BlueTech Global Index rose 0.80% to 572.93 points. The All Bond corporate bond index rose 0.16% to 386.20 points. Turnover totaled NIS 1.57 billion in equities and NIS 4.06 billion in bonds.

On the foreign exchange market, the Bank of Israel set the representative shekel-dollar rate down 0.123% from Tuesday, at NIS 3.257/$, and the representative shekel-euro rate was set 0.253% higher, at NIS 3.888/€.

On the market, Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE: ESLT) rose 3.05% for the biggest rise on the Tel Aviv 35 Index today. NICE Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: NICE; TASE:NICE) rose 2.17%, and Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (Nasdaq:NVMI; TASE:NVMI) also rose 2.17%.

Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (TASE: BEZQ) fell 2.92% for the biggest fall on the Tel Aviv 35 Index. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) fell 0.87% and Israel Phoenix Assurance Ltd. (TASE:PHOE1; PHOE5) fell 1.54%.

Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI) led the market, falling 1.06% on the day's biggest trading turnover. Bank Leumi (TASE: LUMI) fell 0.71%, Israel Discount Bank (TASE: DSCT) fell 1.53% and Mizrahi Tefahot Bank (TASE:MZTF) fell 0.52%.

Published by Globes, Israel business news - en.globes.co.il - on June 23, 2021

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