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

TEL-AVIV, Israel, October 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

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.

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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 by 0.4% 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

About TASE  

Established in September 1935, the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange is Israel's sole securities exchange, offering an increasingly sophisticated range of products to investors, including equity, corporate bonds, treasury bills and notes, index products and derivatives.

International  

In recent years, TASE has enhanced its international presence, signing Memoranda of Understanding with the London Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, NYSE-Euronext the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and Toronto Stock Exchange.

For more information please contact: 

Idit Yaaron or Orna Goren, TASE, +972(076)8160405/6

Visit the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's Website: http://www.tase.co.il

SOURCE Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE)