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Al-Quds Index continues to increase with the approaching end of Q3 2026

2026-09-24

 Sahem weekly trading report (20-24)-09-2026

With the approaching end of Q3 2026, Al-Quds Index continued to increase by 0.60% than the previous week, to close at the level of 709.74 points, after trading in a relatively narrow range. While Palestine Stock Exchange PEX witnessed active trading and executing small-volume transactions on the stocks of the leading company of the Arab Palestinian Investment Company APIC and Palestine Investment Bank PIBC, to raise the trading value to a relatively medium level. Regarding the investors' expectations, varied degrees of optimism and pessimism about the financial and operational results of listed companies for the first nine months of the year 2026 appear.

Regarding the economic indicators and according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS, exports increased in July, 2026 by 32% compared to July, 2025 and reached $208.9 million. Also, imports increased in July, 2026 by 2% compared to July, 2025 and reached $701.1 million. While the trade balance, which represents the difference between exports and imports, showed a decrease in trade deficit by 6% in July, 2026 compared to July, 2025 and reached $492.2 million.

Regarding Palestine Monetary Authority, consumer price levels in Palestine continued their downward trend during the second quarter of 2026, recording an annual deflation rate of approximately -33.8%, compared to -0.5% in the previous quarter. This decline mainly resulted from the exceptional price levels recorded during the second quarter of 2025, in addition to a sharp price correction in Gaza Strip following the ceasefire—which facilitated the entry of essential goods and led to a relative improvement in supply. In Gaza Strip, the Consumer Price Index fell, recording an annual deflation rate of approximately -56.7% during the second quarter of 2026, compared to -4.2% in the previous quarter. In contrast, the West Bank continued to experience moderate inflationary pressures, where the inflation rate rose to approximately 2.6%, up from 1.6% in the preceding quarter. However, Palestine Monetary Authority expects additional decline in the price levels during the third quarter of 2026, bringing the annual deflation rate to approximately -35.7%.