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| • The TA-25 index fell 0.8% over the week, bringing its year-to-date return to 3.3%, following an 18% decline in 2011.
• The TA-100 index lost 0.7% over the week, bringing its year-to-date increase to 4.0%, following last year's 20% decline.
• The TA Real Estate-15 stood out this week, increase of 1.3%, while the TA BlueTech-50 and TA Banks indices were off 1.1% and 1.0% respectively.
• Bank Leumi, whose shares are included in TA-25 Index, raised US $623 million in a bonds public offering. Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, whose shares are included in TA-25 Index as well, also raised US $240 million in a bonds public offering in January 2012.
• The Israeli government floated US $520 million bonds on the local market this week, bringing the year-to-date total of government bond issues to US $1.9 billion.
• The NIS/ US dollar exchange rate on 2 February came to 3.727 a weekly decrease of 1.1% against the shekel. Since the beginning of the year, the dollar has depreciated 2.5% against the NIS, following its 7.7% appreciation in 2011.
• The NIS/Euro exchange rate on 2 February came to 4.8952, a weekly decrease of 0.9% against the shekel. Since the beginning of the month, the Euro has lost 0.9% against the NIS, following a 4.2% appreciation in 2011.
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