Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Weekly Review: 5 April - 8 April 2015

TEL AVIV, Israel, April 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

TA-25 

The TA-25 index increased 0.6% over the week and increased 12.7% since the beginning of the year, after an increase of 10.2% for the whole of 2014.

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TA-100  

The TA-100 index increased 1.1% over the week and increased 12.0% since the beginning of the year, after an increase of 6.7% for the whole of 2014.

TA Oil & Gas 

The TA Oil & Gas index increased 7.5% over the week and increased 11.8% since the beginning of the year, after a decrease of 20.1% in 2014.

Foreign Investors 

The Bank of Israel released figures this week indicating that foreign investors acquired a net US $200 million in TASE-listed shares in February, after acquisitions of US $180 million in the previous month and net acquisitions for the whole of 2014 of USS $1.3 billion.

In addition, in February, foreign investors acquired a net US $200 million in government bonds, after acquisitions amounting to US $130 million in the previous month and NIS 2.3 billion for the whole of 2014.

As opposed to this, foreign investors disposed of a net US $250 million Israeli T-bills in February, after balanced activity in January, and, after net acquisitions totaling US $1.1 billion for the whole of 2014.

Shortened Trading Week                  

The first trading week in April is a shortened week, due to the Passover Holiday on Thursday.

Sector Indices

   

                      WEEK
                            2015
    TA Tech-Elite    -0.1% 16.9%
    TA Banks         -0.6%  7.9%
    TA Real
    Estate-15         3.8% 25.5%

Foreign Exchange

   

                WEEK
                      2015
    Dollar/NIS -0.4%  1.3%
    Euro/NIS   -0.1% -9.5%

Facts & Figures 

The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange features in March 2015:

• 470 companies listing equities.
• 616 Exchange Traded Notes.
• 30 series of government bonds.
• 73 Series of Institutional bonds.
• 601 series of corporate bonds.
• 1,339 mutual funds.
• Market Cap. (US$ billions)
  • Equities - 217
  • Government bonds - 129
  • Corporate bonds - 80

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-(076)-8160405/6

Visit the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's Website: http://www.tase.co.il

SOURCE Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE)

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