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| • The TA-25 index decreased 1.5% over the week, bringing half year losses to 2.6%.
• The TA-100 index decreased 1.5% over the week, bringing half year losses to 0.9%.
• The TA Real Estate-15 and TA Banks indices lost 5.4% and 4.9% respectively, while the TA BlueTech 50 index decreased this week 1.0%. Since the beginning of the year the TA BlueTech-50 has increased 24%, and the TA Banks and TA Real Estate-15 indices decreased 10% and 4% respectively.
• The TA-Com decreased this week 9% and completed half year decline of 49%.
• The Government of Israel floated bonds on TASE equaling US $594 million, bringing half year-to-date total of government bond issues to US $11 billion, compared to US $18 billion in the entire 2011 year.
• The Bank of Israel decreased the interest rate to 2.25% for July 2012. To be noted, that the interest rate decreased 0.25% for February and remained unchanged four months consecutively.
• The NIS/US dollar exchange rate on 28 June came to 3.942, a weekly increase of 0.9% against the shekel. Since the beginning of the year, the dollar has appreciated 3.2% against the NIS.
• The NIS/Euro exchange rate on 28 June came to 4.900 NIS, an increase of 0.1% against the shekel. Since the beginning of the year, the Euro has depreciated 0.8% against the NIS.
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