The trading week got off on the right foot, with the main share indexes advancing on a positive jobs report in the United States and gains by dual-listed stocks. The blue chip TA-25 index rose 0.5% to close at 1,101.23 points, while the broader TA-100 gained 0.4 to 988.20. The TA-Banking index declined 0.3% to 812.67, but the Real Estate 15 rose 0.5% to 249.83. Turnover was unusually thin, with a mere NIS 432.8 million changing hands. World stocks rallied and the euro surged on Friday on news U.S. employers increased hiring in July by the most in five months and on renewed optimism that Europe was closer to action on its debt crisis....
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