Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Trading Summary: October 18

Trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) during the third week of October was marked by price increases in all leading stock indices;
Communications companies shares rose by about 6.5%

TA-25 index

The TA-25 index increased 1.2% over the last week and increased 5.5% since the beginning of the year, after an increase of 10.2% for the whole of 2014.

TA-100 index

The TA-100 index increased 0.9% over the last week, and increased 4.2% since the beginning of the year, after an increase of 6.7% for the whole of 2014.

TA-Com

The TA-Com index increased 6.5% over the last week and increased 20.7% since the beginning of the year, after an increase of 10.4% for the whole of 2014.

Corporate Bonds

Delek Group raised US$ 188 million in a public bond offering on the TASE.

Since the beginning of the year, the business sector raised US$ 12.9 billion through bonds on the TASE.

Share Offerings

There was one public issue amounting to US$ 6 million by the Real Estate company Dimri.

Since the beginning of the year, the business sector has raised US$ 0.9 billion through shares on the TASE.

Government Bonds

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) made a bond offering this week listed on the TASE, amounting to US$ 0.4 billion.

Since the beginning of the year, the MoF raised a total of US$ 8 billion in bond offerings on the TASE

CPI Index

Figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics indicate that the Consumer Price Index decreased by0.4% in September, and decreased 0.6% since the beginning of the year, after decreasing by 0.2% for the whole of 2014.

Growth Rate

The Central Bureau of Statistics released an estimate indicating that GDP will rise by 2.5% in 2015, after growth of 2.6% and 3.3% in the years 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Sector Indices

   
                      WEEK  2015
    TA Tech-Elite     2.0%  4.1%
    TA Banks          0.6% 12.3%
    TA Real
    Estate-15         2.7% 11.4%

Foreign Exchange

   
                  WEEK  2015
    Dollar/NIS    1.0% -0.9%
    Euro/NIS      0.6% -7.7%

Facts & Figures

The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange features in September 2015:

461 companies listing equities.
640 Exchange Traded Notes.
32 series of government bonds.
65 Series of Institutional bonds.
597 series of corporate bonds.
1,370 mutual funds.
Market Cap. (US$ billions)
- Equities - 202
- Government bonds - 127

Corporate bonds - 82

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Trading Summary: October 18 - 22, 2015