Tue: TA 35 Index pushes above 2,000 point barrier

The banks led the gains today as NICE Systems and Azrieli Group fell.

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange rose today. The Tel Aviv 35 Index rose 0.34%, to 2,005.29 points; the Tel Aviv 125 Index rose 0.11% to 2,040.82 points; but the BlueTech Global Index fell 0.29% to 426.06 points. The All Bond corporate bond index fell 0.35% to 379.27 points. Turnover totaled NIS 2.33 billion in equities and NIS 3.93 billion in bonds.

On the foreign exchange market, the Bank of Israel set the representative shekel-dollar rate up 1.049% from Friday before the Purim holiday, at NIS 3.660/$, and the representative shekel-euro rate was set 1.394% higher at NIS 3.971/€.

Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI) led the market today, rising 1.94% on the day's biggest trading turnover. Bank Leumi (TASE:LUMI) rose 3.5% for the biggest rise on the Tel Aviv 35 Index today. Israel Discount Bank (TASE: DSCT) rose 1.24%, Mizrahi Tefahot Bank (TASE: MZTF) rose 1.69% and First International Bank of Israel (TASE:FTIN1; FTIN5) rose 2.91%.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) rose 1.18% and Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE:ESLT) rose 0.52%.

Azrieli Group (TASE: AZRG) fell 1.48% and NICE Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: NICE; TASE:NICE) fell 1.39%. Ashtrom Group (TASE: ASHG) fell 3.09% for the biggest fall on the Tel Aviv 35 Index today.

Outside of the Tel Aviv 35 Index, Electra Consumer Products (TASE: ECP) fell 7.93% after disappointing financial results.

Published by Globes, Israel business news - en.globes.co.il - on March 26, 2024.

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