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To: Dale Baker who wrote (168115)	8/7/2011 10:31:57 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543925

August 6, 2011 - 10:06am Saudi stock market (open today) plunged 6%. Recovered slightly to close down 5.5%. Saudi Petrochemical Industries down 6.66% == Israel TASE (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange) down 6.8% - opening was delayed this morning and the website is currently displaying the message tase.co.il Site Maintenance Aug 07, 2011 The TASE Website is currently unavailable due to maintenance. We are doing our outmost to enable access as soon as possible. Please try again later After S&P downgrade of US, Israeli stock market delays opening on fears of steep plunge JERUSALEM — The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange has delayed the start of the week’s first session after pre-opening trade showed the benchmark index dropping more than 6 percent following the downgrading of the United States’ debt rating. Exchange spokeswoman Idit Yaaron said the start was pushed back by 45 minutes “so market players will have time to react logically and not under pressure.”