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| • TA Bluetech-50 Index increased 28% since January 2012.
• The TA-25 index increased 2.4% over the week, bringing year-to-date losses to 0.2%.
• The TA-100 index gained 2.2% over the week, up 1.3% since the beginning of the year.
• The TA Banks and TA Bluetech-50 increased 4.4% and 3.8% respectively, while the TA Real Estate-15 gained only 0.7%. Since the beginning of the year the TA BlueTech-50 has increased 28%, and the TA Banks and TA Real Estate-15 indices decreased 6% and 4% respectively.
• The first ETN tracking the TA-Biomed Index was issued by Tachlit. The index is composed of the 23 largest biomed companies listed on TASE, with an overall market cap. of US $ 3.3 Billion.
• The Government of Israel floated bonds on TASE equaling US $250 million, bringing half year-to-date total of government bond issues to US $11.3 billion, compared to US $18 billion in the entire 2011.
• Figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics indicate that unemployment has risen to 7.1% on May, compared to the average January-April unemployment rate of 6.8%.
• The NIS/US dollar exchange rate on 5 July came to 3.913, a weekly decrease of 0.3% against the shekel. Since the beginning of the year, the dollar has appreciated 2.4% against the NIS.
• The NIS/Euro exchange rate on 5 July came to 4.8971 NIS, a decrease of 0.7% against the shekel. Since the beginning of the year, the Euro has depreciated 0.8% against the NIS.
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