Maariv reports share prices on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's TA-90 index rose by 17 percent during the first half of the year, according to data published this morning by the Israel Securities Authority.
The index covers the shares with the highest market capitalization after the top 35. During this period, like other stock exchanges around the world, real estate and technology shares posted significant gains of 30 percent and 20 percent, respectively. However, even though share prices rose, average daily turnover declined a third at about a billion shekels, compared to NIS 1.5 billion in 2018.