The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) fell today. The Tel Aviv 25 Index fell 1.45% to 1,659.99 points, the Tel Aviv 100 Index fell 1.72% to 1,442.45 points, and the BlueTech 50 Index fell 2.13% to 373.77 points. Turnover was NIS 1.55 billion.
In the foreign currency market, the Bank of Israel set the shekel-dollar representative exchange rate at NIS 3.894/$, down 0.941% on yesterday's rate, and set the shekel-euro representative exchange rate at NIS 4.254/€, down 0.127%.
In the bond market, the corporate bond benchmark Tel-Bond 20 Index fell 0.09%.
In the stock market, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) fell 4.48%, on the day's biggest trading turnover, on yesterday's news that Mylan Inc. has rejected its takeover bid. Perrigo Company (NYSE:PRGO; TASE:PRGO) fell 3.92% after itself rejecting Mylan's takeover bid. Opko Health Inc. (NYSE: OPK; TASE: OPK) fell 5.77% for the biggest fall on the Tel Aviv 25 Index.
Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG) fell 5.31% and its energy exploration and production units Avner Oil and Gas LP (TASE: AVNR.L) and Delek Drilling Limited Partnership (TASE: DEDR.L) fell 3.97% and 2.26% respectively.
Among the gainers today were Frutarom Industries Ltd. (TASE: FRUT; LSE:FRUT; OTCBB:FRUTF), which rose 1.45% for the largest rise on the Tel Aviv 25 Index, and Strauss Group Ltd. (TASE:STRS), which rose 0.97%.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on April 28, 2015
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