The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) fell today. The Tel Aviv 25 Index fell 0.20% to 1,684.16 points, the Tel Aviv 100 Index fell 0.31% to 1,467.75 points, and the BlueTech 50 Index fell 0.30% to 381.92 points. Turnover was NIS 1.46 billion.
In the foreign currency market, the Bank of Israel set the shekel-dollar representative exchange rate at NIS 3.931/$, up 0.178% on last Friday's rate, and set the shekel-euro representative exchange rate at NIS 4.26/€, down 0.211%.
In the bond market, the corporate bond benchmark Tel-Bond 20 Index fell 0.15%.
In the stock market, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) fell 2.85% after its takeover bid was rejected by Mylan for the biggest fall on the Tel Aviv 25 Index, on the day's largest trading turnover. Perrigo Company (NYSE:PRGO; TASE:PRGO) rose 0.41%.
Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE: ESLT) fell 1.41% and Avner Oil and Gas LP (TASE: AVNR.L) fell 1.61%.
Israel Discount Bank (TASE: DSCT) rose 1.56% for the biggest rise on the Tel Aviv 25 Index and Mizrahi Tefahot Bank (TASE:MZTF) rose 1.03%. Bank Leumi (TASE: LUMI) was unchanged and Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI) fell 0.46%
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on April 27, 2015
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