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	Overview

Indices are statistical measures reflecting changes in the securities market. The index is essentially an imaginary portfolio of a select group of securities, reflecting their average price level. Change in an index represents a change in value of the investment for better (profit) or worse (loss).

The indices serve as benchmarks for the performance of investment funds and portfolio managers, as well as an underlying asset for financial products such as: Options, Futures, Index Linked Notes and Reverse Certificates.

The TASE computes and disseminates several securities indices that are composed and based on criterions such as market capitalization, sector, dividend yield etc.

The TASE calculates and publishes the main indices continuously throughout the trading day, every 15 seconds ("continuous indices"). Other indices are calculated and published only at the end of the trading day.

The Indices methodology is handled by the TASE in cooperation with the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics.

Additional information on the indices can be found on each index page on this website and at the TASE rules and regulations section.


	More details on the TASE indices:
	Index pages on the website – Market Cap., Sector, Additional, Bond Indices methodology – rules and regulation


	TASE Indices: New Methodology Launch
	At the beginning of 2010 the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) Board of Directors approved amendments to the TASE indices methodology, which comes into effect on 1.7.2010. The upgrade is based on the methodology employed by the international index provider, FTSE, and its primary objectives include: Improving the stability of the of the TASE indices and facilitating their use as underlying assets for financial instruments Constructing unified and consistent rules governing all TASE indices. The new methodology is applicable to TASE’s continuous equity indices and it is based on the following principles: Construction of a Universe Entry to the Universe is contingent on meeting threshold criteria of market capitalization, free float and liquidity As of July 1, TASE’s continuous indices will be comprised solely of shares included in the Universe, which also meet the specific criteria set for each index. Entry and Exit from TASE Indices Inclusion in an index is based on the ranking of potential index constituents drawn from the Universe. Free-Float Classes to Weight Shares in an Index Shares included in the Universe are classified by their free float rate into 7 classes. Each class is represented by a unified free float rate. The free float classes are updated quarterly. Index Weight Cap Quarterly adjustments to weight caps replace daily adjustments Weight cap adjustments are conducted for special events, such as entry of newly-listed/dual-listed shares to an index, and cases in which a share’s weight in an index exceeds the cap by at least 50%. Caps are dynamic and are reset as indices are updated based on the number of constituent shares in an index.


	Equity Indices
	1. Market Cap Indices This group includes equity indices for which market capitalization constitutes the primary criterion for inclusion in an index. For example the TA-25 Index, which tracks the average price of the 25 largest stocks in terms of market capitalization. Additional indices in this group include: TA-75, TA-100, Mid Cap-50, Mid Cap-TA (formerly Mid Cap-120 until June 30^th, 2010) and TA Composite Index (launched on July 1^st, 2010). Market Data - Market Cap. Indices 2. Sector Indices Investors interested in tracking specific sectors can do so by following the TASE sector indices. Key indices in this group include: Tel Tech-15, Biomed, Finance (formerly Finance-15 until June 30^th, 2010) and Real Estate-15 – which include the leading TASE-listed shares in these sectors, subject to their inclusion in the Universe as well as the relevant TASE sector classification. TASE calculates and publishes additional sector indices at the end of each trading day, such as the Commerce & Services index, Investment & Holding index, etc., which include all shares in the sector or the sub-sector. Market Data - Sector Indices 3. Qualitative Characteristic Indices TASE computes and disseminates additional indices, such as the Maala Index and the Tel Div-20 index. The Maala Index is comprised of TASE-listed companies included on the Maala organization’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) ranking, subject to their inclusion in the Universe. The Tel Div-20 includes the 20 Universe shares with the highest dividend yield.


	Bond Indices
	1. Tel Bond Indices This group includes corporate bonds indices, for which the primary criterion is market capitalization. The group is divided into two categories: CPI-linked Indices of the 60 CPI-linked bonds with the highest market caps, subject to their compliance with the criteria (i.e. credit rating, liquidity, maturity, etc.). Three indices currently populate this category: Tel Bond-20 – Tracks the 20 largest-cap. CPI-linked corporate bonds listed in Tel Aviv. Tel Bond-40 - Tracks the 40 largest-cap. CPI-linked corporate bonds listed in Tel Aviv, that are not included in the TelBond-20. Tel Bond-60 – Tracks the bonds included in the TelBond-20 and TelBond-40 indices. NIS-denominated (non-linked) Tel Bond Shekel Index – tracks all fixed-rate corporate bonds, which are not CPI-linked and meet the Index’s criteria.