Sun: NICE Systems drags TASE down

NICE Systems fell sharply as it lost its crown as Israel's most valuable company to Leumi.

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange fell today. The Tel Aviv 35 Index fell 0.73%, to 2,055.90 points; the Tel Aviv 125 Index fell 0.61%, to 2,139.11 points; and the BlueTech Global Index fell 1.58% to 528.37 points. The All Bond corporate bond index fell 0.18% to 395.24 points. Turnover totaled NIS 1.19 billion in equities and NIS 2.03 billion in bonds.

On the foreign exchange market on Friday, the shekel-dollar representative rate was set 0.192% lower, at NIS 3.111/$, and the shekel-euro representative rate was set 0.157% lower, at NIS 3.566/€.

On the market, NICE-Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: NICE; TASE:NICE) fell 4.27% for the biggest fall on the Tel Aviv 35 Index. Azrieli Group (TASE: ARZG) fell 1.37% and Bezeq Israel Telecommunications Company Ltd. (TASE:BZEQ) fell 0.85%.

Bank Leumi (TASE:LUMI) fell 0.69% on the day's biggest trading turnover. Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI) fell 0.50%, Israel Discount Bank (TASE: DSCT) fell 0.95%, and Mizrahi Tefahot Bank (TASE:MZTF) fell 1.15%.

Opko Health Inc. (NYSE: OPK; TASE: OPK) rose 1.88% for the biggest rise on the Tel Aviv 35 Index. OPC Energy (TASE: OPCE) fell 0.57% and Electra Ltd. (TASE: ELTR) rose 1.54% after winning a major tender from Ayalon Highways to provide street lighting.

Published by Globes, Israel business news - en.globes.co.il - on January 16, 2022.

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