Koor: Credit Suisse Share Sales Seen Adding ILS32 Million To 3Q Profit
August 05 2009 - 8:24AM
Dow Jones News
Koor Industries Ltd. (KOR.TV) said Wednesday the sale of some of
its shares in Credit Suisse Group AG (CS) is expected to add 32
million shekels ($8.25 million) to its third-quarter net
profit.
Koor, an Israel-based holding company, has been buying and
selling shares in Credit Suisse since July, 2008.
Wednesday Koor said it currently holds 29.28 million shares in
Credit Suisse, or 2.47% of the Swiss banking company.
Koor said Tuesday it increased its line of credit by ILS1
billion to ILS6 billion in order to buy more Credit Suisse
shares.
At 1130 GMT, shares of Koor were up ILS0.40, or 0.36%, at
ILS112.40, in a higher Tel Aviv market.
-By Sara Toth, Contributing to Dow Jones Newswires,
saratoth@gmail.com