Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Weekly Review: 6-10 July 2014

TEL AVIV, Israel, July 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

TA-25  

The TA-25 index decreased 1.5% over the week, bringing year-to-date increase to 3.2%.

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TA-100  

The TA-100 index decreased 2.1% over the week, bringing year-to-date increase to 2.2%.

TA-Biomed 

The TA-Biomed decreased 5.8% over the week, bringing year-to-date decrease to 16.4%.

Corporate Bonds 

Two companies made bond offerings this week amounting to US $147 million.  Since the beginning of the year the business sector raised US $8.5 billion through bond offerings, of which US $3.3 billion on the "TACT Institutional" system, after raising US $10.1 billion for the whole of 2013.

Government Bonds 

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) made a public bond offering listed on the TASE amounting to US $0.3 billion.

Since the beginning of the year the MoF raised US $8.7 billion in bond offerings on the TASE, after raising US $18.2 billion for the whole of 2013.

ETN Offerings 

Five new ETNs were issued this week on international share indices.

Currently there are 585 ETNs traded on the TASE.

Foreign Investors 

The Bank of Israel released figures this week indicating that foreign investors acquired a net US $330 million in TASE-listed shares in May, and since the beginning of the year acquired a net US $600 million

In addition, foreign investors acquired a net US $290 million Israel government bonds in May, and since the beginning of the year acquired a net US $500 million Israel government bonds

Sector Indices

                     Week
                            2014
    TA Bluetech-50   -4.1% -8.2%
    TA Banks         -1.2% -3.3%
    TA Real
    Estate-15        -1.4%  1.8%

Foreign Exchange

               WEEK   2014
    Dollar/NIS 0.3%  -1.2%
    Euro/NIS   0.5%  -2.3%

Facts & Figures 

The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange features in June 2014:

• 485 companies listing equities.
• 579 Exchange Traded Notes.
• 33 series of government bonds.
• 76 Series of Institutional bonds.
• 596 series of corporate bonds.
• 1,289 mutual funds.
• Market Cap. (US$ billions)
  • Equities - 218
  • Government bonds - 144
  • Corporate bonds - 92

AboutTASE 

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)

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