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| • The TA-25 index gained 1.8% this week bringing its year-to-date return to 5.5%.
• The TA-100 index increased 2.0% over the week, bringing its year-to-date return to 7.7%.
• The TA Real Estate-15 index climbed 5.7%, while the TA Banks and TA BlueTech-50 indices posted gains of 4.0% and 1.6% respectively.
• Year-to-date, the BlueTech-50 index gained 17.8%, while the TA Real Estate-15 and TA Banks rose 12.0% and 11.7% respectively.
• The government of Israel floated bonds on the local market equaling US $440 million. Year to date, the government has raised US $5.7 billion in bond issues.
• Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics adjusted its methodology for calculating unemployment, aligning it with OECD standards. As a result of the revision, unemployment in Israel in 2011 rose from 5.6% to 6.5%.
• The NIS/US dollar exchange rate on 5 April came to 3.744, a weekly increase of 0.8% against the shekel. Since the beginning of the year the dollar retreated 2.0% against the shekel.
• The NIS/Euro exchange rate on 5 April came to 4.8973, a weekly decrease of 1.1% against the shekel. Since the beginning of the year the euro retreated 0.8% against the shekel.
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