Following the ceasefire between the US and Iran, the main indices on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange rose strongly today. The Tel Aviv 35 Index rose 2.64%, to 4,360.40 points; the Tel Aviv 125 Index rose 2.39%, to 4,255.83 points; and the BlueTech Global Index rose 0.39%, to 688.09 points. The TelBond 60 corporate bond index rose 0.18%, to 416.80 points. Turnover totaled NIS 6.13 billion in equities and NIS 6.84 billion in bonds.

The insurance sector was particularly strong today, and the Tel Aviv Insurance Index rose 7%.

On the foreign exchange market, the representative shekel-US dollar exchange rate was set 1.75% lower, at NIS 3.0870/$, and the representative shekel euro rate was set 0.78% lower, at NIS 3.6050/€.

Bank Leumi led trading today, and rose 0.83%. Tower Semiconductor rose 2.02%; Bank Hapoalim rose 1.71%, Elbit Systems rose 2.09%; and Phoenix financial rose 7.30%.

Notable advancers today were Meshek Energy, up 9.78%; Clal Insurance, up 9.15%; NewMed Energy, up 8.86% after announcing a deal for the sale of gas from the Aphrodite field in Cyprus, in which it has a 30% holding, to Egypt; Nova, up 8.00%; and Camtek, up 7.72%.

Nice fell 8.81% and Formula fell 7.11%, amid general weakness in the software sector. G City fell 6.40%, and Electra Consumer Products fell 5.75%.

Published by Globes, Israel business news - en.globes.co.il - on April 9, 2026.

© Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd., 2026.