Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

		Markets Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Tue: Japan panic sends TASE lower The big banks and Israel Chemicals led TASE losses today, but Elbit rose after reporting earnings. Buy, Sell, Hold - Shlomi Cohen For these firms, the ties that bind with Japan Nearly every high tech company has ties of some kind with Japan, but some of the companies held in my portfolio tracked by "Globes" have very tight connections. News Israel Chemicals sued for $291m in gov't royalties The government claims that Dead Sea Works has been underpaying royalties since August 2000. Israel Chemicals obtains $675m credit line Despite breakdown, Cellcom pays NIS 303m dividend Wireless backhaul co Ceragon Networks axes 200 Rakib considers NIS 40m injection into Ma'ariv Despite Japan, IEC chairman urges nuclear power Egypt seeks to raise gas price for Jordan Ness wins $75m Barclays Capital's Israeli center contract Elbit Systems orders backlog reaches $5.45b Camtek wins order from new Asian fab Stem cell co Pluristem, NYU partner on foot ulcers FIMI invests $36m in Alon USA M&A deals fall as IPO figures improve Treasury raises $124m from Thai investors Disney fund Shamrock invests in Medison Pharma Nikkei plunges 10% amid nuclear disaster fears Egyptian gas supply resumes to Jordan but not to Israel Israel Beitenu opposes Sheshinski gas tax hike CPI rises 0.3% in February - above expectations Purchasing Managers Index fall indicates economic contraction