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| • The TA-25 index decreased 0.2% over the week, is 16.8% lower than its beginning-of-the-year level, following a 16% increase in 2010.
• The TA-100 index, which decreased 0.1%, is 18.1% lower than at the beginning of the year, following a 15% increase in 2010.
• The TA BlueTech-50 and TA Real Estate-15 increased 1.5% and 0.3% respectively, while the TA Banks index decreased 1.9%.
• Bank Leumi, whose shares are included in the TA-25 index, raised US $530 million in a public bond offering. In total the business sector raised US $10.9 billion since the beginning of the year as opposed to US $11.5 billion in 2010.
• The Government of Israel floated government bonds on the local market equaling US $530 million. Since the beginning of the year, the government has raised US $15.2 billion in government bond issues, as opposed to US $15.2 billion in the 2010 calendar year.
• The Central Bureau of Statistics released figures indicating an estimated GDP growth of 3.4% (annualized) during the third quarter of 2011, following a 3.5% during the second quarter and a 4.7% in the first quarter of 2011.
• The CPI increased 0.1% in October, completing an increase of 2.3% since the beginning of the year.
• The NIS/dollar exchange rate on 17 November came to 3.728, a weekly increase of 0.2% against the shekel, which brings the year-to-date appreciation of the dollar to 5%, after depreciating 6% in 2010.
• The NIS/Euro exchange rate on 17 November came to 5.0181 down 1.2% over the week. The Euro has appreciated 5.9% against the NIS since the beginning of the year, after depreciating 12.9% in 2010
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