The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) fell today despite hitting new heights for most of the session. The Tel Aviv 25 Index fell 0.15% to 1,705.94 points, the Tel Aviv 100 Index fell 0.16% to 1,476.50 points, but the BlueTech 50 Index rose 0.01% to 375.06 points. Turnover was NIS 1.45 billion.
In the foreign currency market, the Bank of Israel set the shekel-dollar representative exchange rate up 0.571% from yesterday's rate at NIS 3.874/$, and set the shekel-euro representative exchange rate at NIS 4.304/€, down 0.292%.
In the bond market, the corporate bond benchmark Tel-Bond 20 Index fell 0.03%.
In the stock market, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) fell 0.47% on the day's largest trading turnover. Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (TASE: BEZQ) fell 1.04%, giving up some of its recent gains, and Frutarom Industries Ltd. (TASE: FRUT; LSE:FRUT; OTCBB:FRUTF) fell 1.91% for the biggest fall on the Tel Aviv 25 Index.
Israel Discount Bank (TASE: DSCT) rose 1.97% after reporting strong results but Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI) fell 0.74% despite reporting strong financials.
Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG) fell 1.80% and its energy units Avner Oil and Gas LP (TASE: AVNR.L) and Delek Drilling Limited Partnership (TASE: DEDR.L) rose 1.14% and fell 0.75% respectively.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on May 20, 2015
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