The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange fell today. The Tel Aviv 25 Index fell 0.45%, to 1,392.45 points; the Tel Aviv 100 Index fell 0.64%, to 1,246.1 points, and the BlueTech Index fell 0.68%, to 307.69 points. The TelBond 20 corporate bond Index fell 0.24%, to 321.99 points. Turnover totaled $1.03 billion.
Over the past two weeks, the Tel Aviv 25 Index has fallen 0.6%. The index is up 4.7% year-to-date.
On the foreign exchange market, the representative shekel-dollar rate was flat, at NIS 3.429/$, and the shekel-euro rate fell 0.124%, to NIS 4.5899/€.
Teva led the falls with a 1.60% drop after reporting its second quarter financials today. Israel Chemicals fell 1.82%, but the major banks were a little firmer, with Bank Hapoalim up 0.05% and Bank Leumi up 0.6%. Bezeq also rose, by 0.38%.
In energy stocks, Isramco was prominent, rising 1.32%, while Kamada and Perion Networks were the steepest decliners, falling 5.24% and 4.65%.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on July 31, 2014
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