TA-25
The TA-25 index decreased 1.8% over the week, bringing year-to-date increase to 0.3%.
TA-100
The TA-100 index decreased 1.7% over the week, bringing year-to-date increase to 2.0%.
TA- Com
The TA-Com. index of communications companies stood out and increased 1.1% over the week and bringing returns since the beginning of 2013 to 10.4%.
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Share Offerings
Four companies raised US $110 million this week in public share offerings, including the real estate company, Amot Investments, which raised US $79 million.
Since the beginning of the year the private sector has raised US $0.9 billion equity, with real estate companies accounting for 58% of the total raised.
Corporate Bonds
Five companies raised US $120 million in public bond offerings this week. Since the beginning of the year the business sector raised US $5.3 billion through bond offerings. Real Estate companies stood out, raising 42% of the total.
Government Bonds
This week the Ministry of Finance (MoF) floated US $0.5 billion government bonds in an offering on the local market.
In total the Treasury raised US $9.4 billion in the first half of the year, as opposed to US $21.3 billion in 2012. |
BOI Interest Rate
The Bank of Israel left the July 2013 interest rate unchanged at 1.25%, after twice lowering the rate by 0.25% in May.
Composite State-of-the Economy Index
Figures released by the Bank of Israel indicate that the Composite State-of-the-Economy index rose by 0.1% in May 2013, pointing to the continuation of the economic slowdown.
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