TA-25
The TA-25 index decreased 3.0% over the week, bringing year-to-date increase to 11.9%.
TA-100
The TA-100 index decreased 2.8% over the week, bringing year-to-date increase to 13.1%.
TA- Oil & Gas
The TA-Oil & Gas index decreased 6.3% over the week, bringing year-to-date increase to 7.2%.
TA- Biomed
The TA-Biomed index increased 2.4% over the week, bringing year-to-date increase to 28%. |
Corporate Bonds
Three public corporate bond offerings were completed this week by real estate firms, raising US $135 million.
Since the beginning of the year the business sector has raised US $9.3 billion through bond offerings, as opposed to $10.3 billion in 2012. Real estate companies continue to stand out, raising 48% of the total.
Government Bonds
This week the Ministry of Finance (MoF) floated US $0.3 billion government bonds in an offering on the local market.
Since the beginning of 2013 the MoF raised US $17.7 billion in public bond offerings as opposed to US $21.3 billion in 2012. |
Foreign Investors
The Bank of Israel released figures this week indicating that foreign investors acquired a net US $60 million in TASE-listed shares in October, bringing the total for 2013 to US $1.3 billion. This follows net purchases of US $410 million in 2012.
In addition, foreign investors acquired a net US $150 million Israel government bonds in October. Since the beginning of 2013 investors liquidated a net US $2.1 billion in government bond holdings as well as US $310 (net) MAKAM T-bills. |
