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2025-07-24
Sahem weekly trading report (20-24)-07-2025
Within a week that is relatively calm, Al-Quds Index declined from the psychological barrier that has broken-through in the previous week, to close at 595.22 points; down by 0.83% than its previous weekly closing level. While this week lacked any institutional transactions that will raise the trading value in Palestine Stock Exchange PEX from time to time. However, regarding the leading stocks with the heaviest weights in Al-Quds Index, they haven’t witnessed any distinguished performance than the previous weeks, whereby, they closed with a slight decline or stabilizing at their previous weekly closing level. While with the start of the acceleration of the listed companies’ semi-annual financial data disclosures in the coming period, investors with their different categories are still anticipating these disclosures because of their significant impact on forming a clearer vision of the return on investment on one hand and monitoring opportunities and building positions on another hand.
Regarding the economic indicators and according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS, exports increased in May, 2025 by 23% compared to May, 2024 and reached $154.9 million. Also, imports increased in May, 2025 by 12% compared to May, 2024 and reached $610.8 million. While the trade balance which represents the difference between exports and imports showed an increase in trade deficit by 9% in May, 2025 compared to May, 2024 and reached $455.9 million.
Regarding the economic indicators and according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS as well, the overall Wholesale Price Index in Palestine during the Second Quarter of 2025 recorded an increase by 11.78% compared with the First Quarter of 2025. The increase came due to the increase in local consumed products by 27.73%, and imported products by 3.73%. This is due to the increase in Gaza Strip price level as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Strip, as the Strip's goods constitute 17% of the total basket of wholesale goods and services.
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