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| • The TA-25 index lost 0.1% over the week and is 16.6% lower than its beginning-of-the-year level, following a 16% increase in 2010.
• The TA-100 index, which gained 0.2%, is 18.0% lower than at the beginning of the year, following a 15% increase in 2010.
• TA BlueTech-50 gained this week 1.6% while the TA Banks and TA Real Estate-15 declined 2.7% and 1.1%, respectively.
• Bank Hapoalim, whose shares are included in the TA-25 index, raised US $350 million in a public bond offering. Year to date, the business sector has raised US $10.3 billion, of which 25% was raised by banks. This compares to US $11.5 billion raised in the entire 2010 year.
• The Government of Israel floated government bonds on the local market equaling US $480 million. Since the beginning of the year, the government has raised US $14.7 billion in government bond issues, as opposed to US $15.2 billion in the 2010 calendar year.
• Figures published by the Bank of Israel indicate that foreign investors increased their net investment in TASE-traded shares by US $250 million in September and by US $1.9 billion since the beginning of the year.
• The NIS/dollar exchange rate on 10 November came to 3.723, a weekly increase of 1.6% against the shekel, which brings the year-to-date appreciation of the dollar to 4.9%, after depreciating 6% in 2010.
• The NIS/Euro exchange rate on 10 November came to 5.053 down 0.4% over the week. The Euro has appreciated 6.7% against the NIS since the beginning of the year, after depreciating 12.9% in 2010.
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