10- 14 August 2014 Trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) during the second week of August was marked by a mix trend for all leading share indices Continued offerings in share and bond markets
TA-25
Share Offerings
The TA-25 index increased 0.2% over the week, bringing year-to-date increase to 4.5%.
This week there were two right issues which raised US $9 million. Since the beginning of 2014 the business sector raised US $1.6 billion through share offerings on the TASE, after raising US $1.7 billion for the whole of 2013.
TA-100 The TA-100 index increased 0.2% over the week, bringing year-to-date increase to 2.6%.
TA-Banks The TA-Banks increased 1.7% over the week, bringing year-to-date increase to 0.1%.
TA-Biomed The TA-Biomed index decreased 2.3% over the week, bringing year-to-date decrease to 22.0%.
Corporate Bonds The industrial company Avgol made a bond offering this week amounting to US $143 million. Since the beginning of the year the business sector raised US $9.6 billion through bond offerings, of which US $3.7 billion on the "TACT Institutional" system, after raising US $10.1 billion for the whole of 2013.
Two new ETNs were issued this week on financial share indices in the U.S., and one compound ETN combining bond and share indices. Currently there are 594 ETNs traded on the TASE.
Government Bonds The Ministry of Finance (MoF) made a public bond offering listed on the TASE amounting to US $0.4 billion. Since the beginning of the year the MoF raised US $10.5 billion in bond offerings on the TASE, after raising US $18.2 billion for the whole of 2013.
Sector Indices TA BlueTech TA Banks TA Real Estate-15
ETN Offerings
WEEK -0.6% 1.7% -0.6%
2014 -10.6% 0.1% -1.4%
Foreign Exchange Dollar/NIS Euro/NIS
WEEK -0.2% -0.2%
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2014 0.0% -2.9%