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Graphs and Data
NONRESIDENTS
Sales of government bonds and makam
Bonds and makam: In May, nonresidents sold around $220 million, net, in government bonds, and around $30 million, net, in makam. Preliminary figures for June indicate net sales of about $440 million in government bonds and net investments of about $80 million in makam.
Investments in Israeli shares: In May, nonresidents invested approximately a net $175 million in shares on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), following net investments of about $660 million in January–April. Preliminary figures for June indicate net investments of about $90 million in TASE-traded shares.
Nonresidents' direct investment: In May, nonresidents' net direct investment in Israel totaled about $520 million, of which about $115 million was an investment in an Israeli insurance company.
RESIDENTS
Sales of foreign shares by institutional investors
Shares: In contrast to institutional investors’ trend between May 2012 and March 2013 of investment in foreign shares abroad (investments of about $5.4 billion), in May 2013, institutional investors sold a net $90 million, following sales of about $310 million in April.
Total sales in May were about $60 million, as sales by the business sector (totaling $150 million) and by institutional investors were partially offset by net investment of $180 million by the by households.
Bonds: In May, Israeli residents invested about $35 million, net, abroad. Investments of about $90 million by institutional investors were offset by sales of about $65 million by households.
Direct investment abroad: In May, residents invested about $250 million, net, in direct investment abroad, most of which was by financial companies.