Shekel Advances as Leiderman Tapped to Head Central Bank
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The shekel strengthened, extending its biggest monthly gain this year, after Bank Hapoalim Ltd.’s chief economist Leo Leiderman was nominated as the next Bank of Israel governor.
The Israeli currency rose to as high as 3.5619 per U.S. dollar after the announcement came out and added 0.3 percent to