The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange fell today. The Tel Aviv 35 Index fell 0.34% to 1,582.57 points; the Tel Aviv 125 Index fell 0.37% to 1,440.08 points; and the BlueTech Global Index fell 0.74% to 379.92 points. The TelBond 20 corporate bond index rose 0.08% to 350.28 points. Trading turnover was NIS 1.09 billion.
On the foreign currency market, the Bank of Israel set the shekel-dollar representative rate up 0.527% at NIS 3.624/$ from Monday's rate and set the shekel-euro rate up 0.515% at 4.118/€.
On the market, Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE:CEL; TASE:CEL) fell 2.66% for the biggest fall on the Tel Aviv 35 Index today and Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (TASE: BEZQ) fell 1.28%. Harel Insurance Investments and Financial Services Ltd. (TASE: HARL) fell 2.44%, Perrigo Company (NYSE:PRGO; TASE:PRGO) fell 1.83% and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) fell 0.73%.
Israel Discount Bank (TASE: DSCT) fell 1.95% but Bank Leumi (TASE: LUMI) rose 0.58% and Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI) rose 0.52%.
LivePerson Inc. (Nasdaq: LPSN); TASE: LPSN) rose 2.26% for the biggest rise on the Tel Aviv 35 Index today. Israel Chemicals (TASE: ICL: NYSE: ICL) rose 1.04% on the day's biggest trading turnover and parent company Israel Corporation (TASE: ILCO) rose 1.38%. Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE: ESLT) rose 1.10%.
Published by Globes, Israel business news - en.globes.co.il - on February 26, 2019
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