The official value of the shekel rose an average of .381 percent on Monday against most of the featured currencies on the Bank of Israel's foreign-exchange list.
The United States dollar was fixed at NIS 3.649, down .869 percent from Friday, while the Euro rose .388 percent to 3.9622 shekels, and the pound sterling was set at 4.6779 shekels, down .894 percent. The Japanese yen dived 1.727 percent due to worries about the French elections. 100 yen brought NIS 3.3117.