Mon: Banks down on flat TASE

The banks fell today while Elbit Systems and NICE Systems led the gains.

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange was flat today. The Tel Aviv 35 Index rose 0.19%, to 2,030.43 points; the Tel Aviv 125 Index was unchanged at 2,080.98 points; and the BlueTech Global Index was also unchanged at 420.04 points. The All Bond corporate bond index fell 0.14% to 373.09 points. Turnover totaled NIS 1.78 billion in equities and NIS 2.33 billion in bonds.

On the foreign exchange market, the Bank of Israel set the representative shekel-dollar rate up 1.841% today from Friday, at NIS 3.319/$, and the representative shekel-euro rate was set up 2.011% at NIS 3.318/€.

Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI) led the market today, falling 1.61%, on the day's biggest trading turnover. Bank Leumi (TASE:LUMI) fell 0.54%,Israel Discount Bank (TASE: DSCT) fell 1.43%, and Mizrahi Tefahot Bank fell 1.31%. Melisron Ltd. (TASE: MLSR) fell 2.01% for the biggest fall on the Tel Aviv 35 Index.

Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE:ESLT) rose 3.11% for the biggest rise on the Tel Aviv 35 Index today. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) rose 1.13%, and NICE-Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: NICE; TASE:NICE) rose 1.64%. OPC Energy (TASE: OPCE) rose 3%, ICL (TASE: ICL: NYSE: ICL) rose 1.43%, and Energean plc (LSE: ENOG; TASE: ENOG) rose 2.49%.

Outside of the Tel Aviv 35 Index, Generation Capital (TASE: GNRS) rose 2.12%, after completing the purchase of the Ashdod desalination plant together with Shapir Engineering and Industry (TASE: SPEN), which rose 0.76%.

Published by Globes, Israel business news - en.globes.co.il - on August 29, 2022.

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