The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange rose today. The Tel Aviv 25 Index rose 0.16%, to 1,445.83 points; the Tel Aviv 100 Index rose 0.27%, to 1,293.11 points; and the BlueTech Index rose 0.29%, to 303.48 points. The TelBond20 corporate bond index fell 0.05%, to 324.65 points. Turnover totaled NIS 922 million.
The Tel Aviv 25 Index rose 0.9% over the week, and is up 8.8% year-to-date.
On the foreign exchange market, the representative shekel-dollar rate was set 0.67% higher NIS 3.767/$, making it a 1.5% rise for the week, and the shekel-euro arte was set 0.43% higher, at NIS 4.7725/€.
Teva was again the most heavily traded stock, rising a further 1.14%. Merrill Lynch upped its target price for the stock to $61. Israel Chemicals fell back after its recent surge, by 2.21%. Bank Leumi fell 0.35%. Perrigo rose 3.18%, making it one of the day's outstanding advancers. Israel Chemicals' parent company Israel Corporation fell 2.54%, and IDB Development slid another 1.82%.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on October 23, 2014
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