Weekly Review: 6-10 January 2013

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6-10 January 2013
 
 
 
Trading on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) during the second  week of 2013 was marked by price gains in all leading indices.
 
 
                                      
TA-25
The TA-25 index increased 1.1% over the week, bringing increase since the beginning of January to 3.2%.
 
TA-100
The TA-100 index increased 1.1% over the week, completing a 3.5% increase since the beginning of the month.
 
 
TA-biomed
The TA-biomed index stood out and increased 3.1% over the week, bringing the 2013 year-to-date increase to 6.8%.
Government Bonds
The Ministry of Finance renewed the flotation of government bonds after a two-week hiatus, raising US $395 million.
 
Corporate
Bonds
 
 
Government-owned Israel Aerospace Industries raised US $317 million this week debt capital from the public.
 
Since the beginning of the month, the business sector raised US $390 million in bond offerings to the public.
 
 
Sector Indices
 
WEEK
YTD 2013
TA Bluetech-50
0.1%
2.1%
TA Banks
0.8%
4.1%
TA Real Estate-15
0.1%
4.8%
 
Foreign Exchange
 
WEEK
YTD
2012
Dollar/NIS
0.1%
1.2%
Euro/NIS
0.7%
0.6%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Facts & Figures
The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange features in December 2012:
·   549 companies listing equities.
·   440 index-tracking products.
·   34 series of government bonds.
·   638 series of corporate bonds.
·   1,297 mutual funds.
·   Market Cap. (US$ billions)
o    Equities - 162
o    Government bonds – 123
o    Corporate bonds - 97
About TASE
Established in September 1935, the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange is Israel’s sole securities exchange, offering an increasingly sophisticated range of products to investors, including equity, corporate bonds, treasury bills and notes, index products and derivatives.
International
In recent years, TASE has enhanced its international presence, signing Memoranda of Understanding with the London Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, NYSE-Euronext the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and Toronto Stock Exchange.