The Bank of Israel resumed its purchase of United States dollars on Tuesday morning. Globes reported the purchase ranged between $100 million and $200 million. The deal follows a rise of .581 in the official rate of the dollar on Monday after a long period of decline.
After a fall below NIS 3.8, the dollar rose .44 percent in Tuesday commercial bank trading to NIS 3.827 at one point, before going down to 3.8206, .26 percent higher than Monday's official rate of 3.811.
Prices were up across the board in early trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.