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TA-35 Index, TA- 35 Index
TA-35 Index is an Israeli stock market index computed by the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange tracking the performance of 35 large companies listed on stock exchanges in Israel. It is one of the most commonly followed equity indices in Israel, considered as the flagship index in Israel and as a proxy to the Israeli economy similarly to the S&P 500 in the USA TA-25 was launched in January 1992, with a value of 100 points as a base value. The index was expanded on February 12, 2017, to include 35 instead of 25 stocks, in an attempt to improve stability and therefore reduce risk for trackers and encourage foreign investment. Composition The components of the index are: Historic values and returns See also *TA-90 Index *TA-125 Index *Economy of Israel An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE; ), colloquially known as The Bursa, is the only public stock exchange in Israel and a public company itself, listed on its own exchange since August 1, 2019. It is regulated by the ''Securities Law (1968)'' and is under the direct supervision of the Israel Securities Authority (ISA). The TASE plays a significant role in the Israeli economy, facilitating the trade of securities and the raising of capital and debt for companies and the government on the Israeli capital market. Trading on the TASE is conducted exclusively through its 23 members, which include major banks and investment houses that collect a fee for their services. The TASE was founded in 1953, with its precursor dating back to 1935. As of 2021, it lists 473 companies, 901 series of corporate bonds, 204 series of government bonds, 416 index-tracking products, and 1,231 mutual funds. The exchange's market capitalization for equities stands at US$ 216 billion, and for bonds at US$ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harel Group
Harel Insurance Investments and Financial Services Ltd. () is the largest insurance group in Israel. It is a public company whose shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and is included in the TA-100 Index. It is controlled by the Hamburger family, which owns 49.9% of the company's shares (mainly through a holding company), while the public holds 50.1%. History In 1935, Ernst and Margot Hamburger, German Jews who moved to Tel Aviv at the time of the British Mandate of Palestine founded HaMishmar, a small insurance agency. In 1975, the family established their first insurance company "Harel". In 1982 Harel Insurance and Finances (then known as Harel Hamishmar Investments Ltd.), was established and the ownership of Harel and Hamishmar were transferred to its ownership. The same year, the company had an initial public offering on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. During the 1980s and 1990s the company acquired a number of other insurance companies in Israel (including: Sahar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shufersal
Shufersal (), formerly Super-Sol in English and Shufra-Sal in Hebrew, commonly known as Super-sal, is the largest supermarket chain in Israel, with a 20% market share (as of 2018). The company, which was established in 1958, was the first to implement the American supermarket model in Israel As of 2024, Shufersal had 316 stores in total, and 96 branches of Be Drugstores Ltd. The company employs 15,500 employees.Israel's Super-Sol faces antitrust action Yahoo News, June 1, 2009 It also engages in commercial real estate. Shufersal shares are traded on the , and it is a constituent of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shikun & Binui
Shikun & Binui (, ''lit.'' "Housing and Construction"; ) is a global business group based in Israel which operates through subsidiaries in businesses such as infrastructure, real estate, energy and concessions. Shikun & Binui's subsidiaries operate in more than twenty countries. History Shikun & Binui was established in 1924, during the Mandate for Palestine. It was owned by Solel Boneh the construction arm of the Jewish trade union Histadrut. In 1924, Solel Boneh (which later became part of Shikun & Binui) was established by the General Organization of Workers in Israel (the Histadrut) with the aim of uniting the different groups of workers who paved and built infrastructure throughout Israel, resulting in the creation of the largest labor contractor in the country. In 1958, in line with Prime Minister of Israel Golda Meir vision, Solel Boneh expanded its operations into African countries, such as Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, Ghana and others. In 1996, the Histadrut's share in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapiens International Corporation
Sapiens International Corporation N.V. is a publicly traded company, headquartered in Israel, that develops computer software for the insurance industry. Sapiens' shares are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market and on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. As of July 2022, the company has a market cap of $1.39 billion. History Sapiens grew out of an initiative, dubbed DB1, undertaken by a group of scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science during the 1970s to develop a novel object-oriented application generator for use with mainframe computers. In 1972, Tsvi Misinai, a graduate of the Technion, started the project. He teamed up with Shai Sole, Shmuel Timor, and Eli Raban. By the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Weizmann team, partnered with a local Israeli company, Advanced Automated Applications (AAA, which was founded by Tuvi Orbach). In 1984, the Weizmann team established its own company, which was later merged with AAA and joined by entrepreneurs Ron Zuckerman and Shaul Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Hapoalim
Bank Hapoalim ( lit. ''The Workers' Bank'') is one of the largest banks in Israel, established in 1921. The bank offers a broad range of financial services to retail, corporate, and institutional customers, with a focus on retail banking services. It operates a network of more than 250 branches and offices in Israel and abroad. Bank Hapoalim is a prominent player in the Israeli banking sector, with a significant market share. The company is traded in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the symbol POLI, and is part of the Tel Aviv 35 Index. Noam Hanegbi was appointed Chairman of the Board in 2025, and Yadin Antebi was appointed CEO in August 2024, succeeding former CEO Dov Kotler. History The bank was established in 1921 by the '' Histadrut'', the Israeli trade union congress (lit. "General Federation of Laborers in the Land of Israel") and the Zionist Organisation. The bank was owned by the '' Histadrut'' until 1983, when it was nationalized following the Bank Stock Crisis. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perrigo Company
Perrigo Company plc () is an American Irish-registered manufacturer of private label over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, and while 70% of Perrigo's net sales are from the U.S. healthcare system, Perrigo is legally headquartered in Ireland for tax purposes, which accounts for 0.60% of net sales. In 2013, Perrigo completed the sixth-largest US corporate tax inversion in history when it reregistered its tax status to Ireland to avoid U.S. corporate taxes. Perrigo maintains its corporate headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, within Michigan State University's Grand Rapids Innovation Park. Perrigo engages in the acquisition (for repricing), manufacture, and sale of consumer healthcare products, generic prescription drugs, and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), primarily in the United States, from its base in Ireland. On 21 December 2018, Perrigo suffered its biggest one-day share price fall in its history after the Irish Revenue Commissioners issued a tax claim against Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ormat Technologies
Ormat Technologies, Inc. is an international company based in Reno, Nevada, United States. Ormat supplies Alternative energy, alternative and Geothermal energy, renewable geothermal energy technology. The company has built over 190 power plants and installed over 3,200 MW of output. As of January 2021 it owns and operates 933 MW of Geothermal power, geothermal and Energy recovery, recovered energy based power plants. Ormat has supplied over 1000 turbochargers worldwide, in North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company's products also include turbines, generators, and heat exchangers. The company's share is a dual stock traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange since 1991 and on the New York Stock Exchange since 2004 under the symbol ORA, and is part of the TA-35 Index, Tel Aviv 35 Index and the Tel Aviv Tech-Elite Index. The company's main production facilities are located in Yavne, Israel. History Ormat was established in 1965 as Ormat Turbines Ltd. (late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OPKO Health
OPKO Health, Inc. is a medical test and medication company focused on diagnostics and pharmaceuticals. The company is a publicly traded company on NASDAQ and TASE under the symbol "OPK". History OPKO Health is a diversified healthcare company present in more than 30 countries. The company's primary businesses include * Bioreference Laboratories, a clinical laboratory with a core genetic testing Genetic testing, also known as DNA testing, is used to identify changes in DNA sequence or chromosome structure. Genetic testing can also include measuring the results of genetic changes, such as RNA analysis as an output of gene expression, or ... business * The 4K Test Score, a blood test for prostate cancer * Pharmaceutical development, with products such as Rayaldee * Varubi, a chemotherapy inducted nausea medication As of 2024, the Chairman and CEO of OPKO is Phillip Frost. In May 2022, OPKO Health announced the acquisition for $300 million of U.S based Biotechnology firm, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Measuring Instruments
Nova Ltd., formerly known as Nova Measuring Instruments, is a publicly traded company, headquartered in Israel, a provider of metrology devices for advanced process control used in semiconductor manufacturing. Shares of the company are traded on the NASDAQ Global Market and on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. History Nova Ltd. was founded in May 1993 by Giora Dishon and Moshe Finarov. Disn graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with a Ph.D in materials science. Finarov earned a Ph.D in semiconductor physics from the Technical University in Moscow. Intel Corporation became a client of and investor in Nova in 1997. In 1999 Nova announced the establishment of a subsidiary in Japan, Nova Measuring Instruments K.K., and that it was opening offices in Singapore in order to expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific market. Nova executed its initial public offering on the NASDAQ exchange in April 2000. In 2006 Nova acquired HyperNex Inc., a Pennsylvania-based developer of micro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NICE Ltd
Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department in France. The Nice urban unit, agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one millionDemographia: World Urban Areas , Demographia.com, April 2016 on an area of . Located on the French Riviera, the southeastern coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, at the foot of the French Alps, Nice is the second-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast and second-largest city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region after Marseille. Nice is approximately from the principality of Monaco and from the France–Italy border, French–Italian border. Nice Côte d'Azur Airport, Nice's airport serves as a gateway to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot
Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot () is the third-largest bank in Israel. It has around 140 branches. The bank is the largest among Israel's mortgage lenders. The CEO of Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot since September 2020 is Moshe Larry, who replaced Eldad Persher, the bank's CEO since 2014. During Larry's time, Bank Mizrahi purchased all the shares of Union Bank of Israel, which became their subsidiary. History British Mandate era The Mizrahi Bank was founded by the World Mizrahi Movement in 1923, with the aim of providing financial assistance and serving as a financial instrument for the enterprises of individuals and institutions belonging to the Mizrahi Organization. In addition, the bank was entrusted with the mission of serving as a national public bank for the entire Jewish community in the Yishuv. State of Israel In 2004, in view of the transformations and changes that took place in the banking system, including the completion of the merger of several mortgage banks with their commercial ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
