The official value of the shekel rose an average of .262 percent on Monday against most of the featured currencies on the Bank of Israel's foreign-exchange list. Against the backdrop of the Senate vote on President Donald Trump's tax reform, the US dollar was fixed at NIS 3.513, down .284 from Friday, while issues related to Britains exit from the European Union saw the Euro decline .327 percent to 4.1413 shekels, while the pound was set at 4.6944 shekels, down .744 percent.
With an eye on financial figures from the US, the Canadian dollar slumped 1.266 percent to NIS 2.7287 and the South African rand jumped 4.389 percent to .2735 shekels, ahead of national elections.