The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange fell today. The Tel Aviv 25 Index fell 0.82% to 1,484.28 points; the Tel Aviv 100 Index fell 0.72%, to 1,285.29 points; and the BlueTech Index fell 0.60% to 336.55 points. The TelBond 20 corporate bond index rose 0.09% to 318.19 points. Trading turnover was NIS 514.9 million.
On the foreign currency market, the Bank of Israel set the shekel-dollar representative rate up 0.266% from Thursday's rate at NIS 3.744/$, and the representative shekel-euro rate was set down 0.298% at NIS 4.249/€.
On the market, only two shares on the Tel Aviv 25 index rose today - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) rose 1.35% for the biggest rise on the Tel Aviv 25 Index today on the day's highest trading turnover, and Mizrahi Tefahot Bank (TASE:MZTF) rose 0.45%.
Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG) fell 0.88% and its energy exploration and production units Avner Oil and Gas LP (TASE: AVNR.L) and Delek Drilling LP (TASE: DEDR.L) fell 2.33% and 2.32% respectively - the biggest falls on the Tel Aviv 25 Index today.
Israel Chemicals (TASE: ICL: NYSE: ICL) fell 2.06% and parent company Israel Corporation (TASE: ILCO) fell 2.06%. Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (TASE: BEZQ) fell 2.29%.
Perrigo Company (NYSE:PRGO; TASE:PRGO) fell 1.32% and can be expected to fall hard tomorrow after issuing a profit warning after close in trade. The share price was down 9% on Wall Street on the opening. Frutarom Industries Ltd. (TASE: FRUT; LSE:FRUT; OTCBB:FRUTF) fell 1.69% and Strauss Group Ltd. (TASE:STRS) fell 1.80%.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on April 25, 2016
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