The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) fell today, more sharply than European markets, as the growing wave of Palestinian terror finally spooked investors. The Tel Aviv 25 Index fell 1.13% to 1,497.20 points, the Tel Aviv 100 Index fell 0.97%, to 1,311.32 points and the BlueTech Index fell 0.32%, to 327.90 points. The TelBond 20 corporate bond index rose 0.07%, to 315.05 points. Turnover totaled NIS 1.41 billion.
On the foreign exchange market, the Bank of Israel set the shekel dollar representative rate up 0.808% from yesterday's rate at NIS 3.866/$, and the representative shekel-euro rate was set up 0.814%, at NIS 4.396/€.
In the market, Israel Discount Bank (TASE: DSCT) fell 3.45% for the biggest fall on the Tel Aviv 25 Index. Bank Leumi (TASE: LUMI) fell 2.98% and Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI) fell 1.86%. First International Bank of Israel (TASE: FTIN) fell 2.30% and Mizrahi Tefahot Bank (TASE:MZTF) fell 1.31%.
Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (TASE: BEZQ) fell 2.82% on the day's biggest trading turnover and Azrieli Group Ltd. (TASE: AZRG) fell 2.68%. Israel Chemicals (TASE: ICL: NYSE: ICL) declined for the third straight session, falling 1.41%.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) rose 2.05% and Perrigo Company (NYSE:PRGO; TASE:PRGO).
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on October 13, 2015
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