TA-25
The TA-25 index decreased 0.4% over the week, bringing year-to-date increase to 1.5%.
TA-100
The TA-100 index decreased 0.1% over the week, bringing year-to-date increase to 4.6%.
TA-Biomed
The TA-Biomed index stood out and increased 3.3% over the week and bringing returns since the beginning of 2013 to 16.5%.
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Share Offerings
Mendelson Infrastructures, which manufactures and sells liquid conveyance products, concluded an IPO on TASE, raising US $21 million share capital. The company shares will be added to the Mid-Cap 50 Index, through the Fast Track, as of August 25,2013
Since the beginning of the year the business sector has raised US $1.1 billion through share offerings, as opposed to US $0.9 billion in 2012.
Corporate Bonds
Four companies, of which three are real estate companies raised US$160 million debt capital in public bond offerings,
Since the beginning of the year the business sector has raised US $6.1 billion through bond offerings. Real estate companies stood out, raising 44% of the total.
Government Bonds
This week the Ministry of Finance (MoF) floated US $0.4 billion government bonds in an offering on the local market.
Since the beginning of 2013 the MoF raised US $11.5 billion in public bond offerings as opposed to US $21.3 billion in 2012. |
Foreign Investors
The Bank of Israel released figures indicating that foreign investors purchased a net US $80 million in TASE-listed shares in June, 2013 and a total of US $915 million in the first half of 2013. This follows net purchases of US $410 million in 2012.
In addition, foreign investors liquidated a net US $370 million in Israel government bonds in the first half of 2013, as well as a net US $20 million MAKAM T-bills in June and a total of US $310 million in the first half of 2013.
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