Graphs & DataNONRESIDENTS
Increase
in direct investment and sales of government bonds
Bonds and makam
traded in Tel Aviv:
In May, nonresidents realized about a net $350 million in government bonds
traded in Tel Aviv, and about $30 million in makam.
Investments
in Israeli shares:
In May, nonresidents invested about $80 million in shares on the Tel Aviv Stock
Exchange (TASE). In contrast, nonresidents realized about $270 million in
Israeli shares traded abroad.
Nonresidents'
direct investment in Israel: In May, nonresidents' direct investment in Israel via the
banking system totaled about $570 million. Activity was concentrated in the
manufacturing and production industry, and in the high technology industries.
RESIDENTS
Increase in net
investments by institutional investors, and net sales of foreign shares by the
business sector
In May, Israeli
residents invested about a net $870 million in financial investments (stocks
and bonds) abroad.
Shares: In May, Israeli residents realized
about $150 million in foreign shares traded abroad: the business sector
switched over to net realizations of about $760 million. In contrast,
institutional investors, primarily the new pension funds, invested about a net
$530 million, mostly in ETFs. Similarly, households invested about $80 million
in May.
Bonds: In May, Israeli residents invested
about $1 billion in bonds traded abroad—net investments of about $490 million
by institutional investors, mainly provident funds and advanced-training funds,
and of about $260 million by each of the household and business sectors.
Direct investment
abroad: Israeli
residents realized net direct investments abroad totaling about $15 million.
Most of the realizations were by companies in financial and insurance activity
and in the data and communications industry.
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