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| • The TA-25 index decreased 2.8% over the week, bringing its year-to-date return to 4.6%.
• The TA-100 index decreased 2.7% over the week, bringing its year-to-date increase to 6.2%.
• The and TA Banks index decreased 2.7% over the week. The TA Real Estate-15 and TA BlueTech 50 were off 1.4% and 0.7% respectively.
• The TA BlueTech index increased 23% since the beginning of the year and the TA RealEstate-15 and TA Banks Indices increased 7%.
• The treasury floated government bonds on the local market this week, equaling US $454 million. The year-to-date total of government bond issues to US $7.4 billion.
• According to Bank of Israel figures, during March 2012, foreign investors purchased shares on TASE worth $130 million after buying $60 million on February 2012.
However, foreign investors realized $850 million in government bonds, most of them non-linked following realizing $310 million on the previous month, where as for Treasury bills their action has been balanced after $10.8 billion sales from March 2011.
• The NIS/US dollar exchange rate on 10 May came to 3.822 a weekly increase of 1.1% against the shekel. Since the beginning of the year, the dollar did not change against the NIS.
• The NIS/Euro exchange rate on 10 May came to 4.9466, a weekly decrease of 0.4% against the shekel. Since the beginning of the year, the Euro has appreciated 0.2% against the NIS.
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