Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Weekly Review: 28 April- 2 May 2013

TEL-AVIV, Israel, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

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TA-25

The TA-25 index did not change over the week, bringing year-to-date increase to 1.6%.

TA-100

The TA-100 index increased 0.2% over the week, bringing year-to-date increase to 3.0%.

TA MidCap-50

The TAMidCap-50 index increased 2.6% over the week bringing returns since the beginning of 2013 to 16.9%.

Government Bonds

This week the Ministry of Finance (MoF) floated US $0.5 billion government bonds in an offering on the local market.  From the beginning of 2013 the MoF raised US $6.3 billion in public bond offerings.

Corporate Bonds

Two Real Estate companies raised US $60 million in public bond offerings this week.

Since the beginning of the year the business sector raised US $3.5 billion through bond offerings. Real Estate companies stood out, raising 40% of the total.

Unemployment

Central Bureau of Statistics published that the unemployment rate decreased from 6.8% in the last quarter of 2012 To 6.5% in the first quarter of 2013.

In addition, the unemployment rate decreased to 6.5% in March, after reaching 6.6% in February.

Sector Indices

                     WEEK  YTD 2013
    TA Bluetech-50   -0.8%  -4.0%
    TA Banks         -2.5%   1.5%
    TA Real
    Estate-15         2.9%  12.0%

Foreign Exchange

                      YTD

               WEEK   2013
    Dollar/NIS -0.8% -4.3%
    Euro/NIS   0.2%  -4.3%

Facts & Figures

The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange features in April 2013:

• 525 companies listing equities (Ex. ETNs).
• 448 index-tracking products.
• 34 series of government bonds.
• 84 Series of Institutional bonds.
• 645 series of corporate bonds.
• 1,285 mutual funds.
• Market Cap. (US$ billions)
  • Equities - 174
  • Government bonds - 130
  • Corporate bonds - 104

About TASE

Established in September 1935, the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange is Israel's sole securities exchange, offering an increasingly sophisticated range of products to investors, including equity, corporate bonds, treasury bills and notes, index products and derivatives.

International

In recent years, TASE has enhanced its international presence, signing Memoranda of Understanding with the London Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, NYSE-Euronext the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and Toronto Stock Exchange.

                   For more information please contact:
           Idit Yaaron or Orna Goren, TASE, +972(3)5677-405/6
    Visit the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's Website: http://www.tase.co.il

SOURCE Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE)