The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) fell today. The Tel Aviv 25 Index fell 0.59% to 1,406.31 points, the Tel Aviv 100 Index fell 0.58%, to 1,219.87 points and the BlueTech Index fell 0.19% to 324.19 points. The TelBond 20 corporate bond index fell 0.05% to 318.12 points. Turnover totaled NIS 1.07 billion.
On the foreign exchange market, the Bank of Israel set the shekel-dollar representative rate up 0.801% from yesterday's rate at NIS 3.777/$, and the representative shekel-euro rate up 0.009 at 4.336/€.
On the market, Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (TASE: BEZQ) fell 3.03% for the biggest fall on the Tel Aviv 25 Index and Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG) fell 1.16%.
The banks were deep in negative territory today with Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI) down 1.51% and Bank Leumi (TASE: LUMI) down 1.46%. Israel Discount Bank (TASE: DSCT) fell 1.10% and First International Bank of Israel (TASE: FTIN) fell 1.61%.
Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE: ESLT) rose 1.23% today for the biggest rise on the Tel Aviv 25 Index, while Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) rose 0.30% on the day's biggest trading turnover. Israel Chemicals (TASE: ICL: NYSE: ICL) halted several days of heavy falls, rising 0.06% and parent company Israel Corporation (TASE: ILCO) rose 0.86%.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on May 4, 2016
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