Sun: TASE opens week higher led by banks

The banks and NICE Systems rose strongly today but ICL and Teva declined.

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange rose today. The Tel Aviv 35 Index rose 1.31%, to 1,799.18 points; the Tel Aviv 125 Index rose 1.24%, to 1,846.46 points; and the BlueTech Global Index rose 1.62% to 394.08 points. The All Bond corporate bond index rose 0.27% to 363.96 points. Turnover totaled NIS 1.01 billion in equities and NIS 2.71 billion in bonds.

On the foreign exchange market, the representative shekel-dollar rate was set 0.087% lower, at NIS 3.460/$ on Friday. Against the euro, the shekel was set 1.20% higher, at NIS 3.643/€.

On the market, LivePerson (Nasdaq: LPSN; TASE: LPSN) rose 10.33% for the biggest rise on the Tel Aviv 35 Index today and Opko Health Inc. (NYSE: OPK; TASE: OPK rose 4.81%. NICE-Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: NICE; TASE:NICE) rose 2.71% and Shikun & Binui Holdings Ltd. (TASE: SKBN) rose 5.43%. Ashtrom Group (TASE: ASHG) rose 6.50% and Harel Insurance Investments and Financial Services Ltd. (TASE: HARL) rose 6.04%.

Bank Leumi (TASE:LUMI) rose 1.85%, Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI) rose 1.82%, Israel Discount Bank (TASE: DSCT) rose 2.65%, and Mizrahi Tefahot Bank (TASE:MZTF) rose 2.68%.

Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (Nasdaq:NVMI; TASE:NVMI) fell 4.66% for the biggest fall on the Tel Aviv 35 Index today. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) fell 1.10%, ICL (TASE: ICL: NYSE: ICL) fell 1.62% and Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE:ESLT) fell 0.43%.

Outside of the Tel Aviv 35 Index, Delek Group Ltd. (TASE:DLEKG) fell 6.93% on the day's biggest trading turnover and its energy exploration and production unit NewMed Energy (formerly Delek Drilling) (TASE: NWMD) fell 5.26%.

Published by Globes, Israel business news - en.globes.co.il - on June 19, 2022.

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