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2025-10-09
Sahem weekly trading report (05-09)-10-2025
In this week, Al-Quds Index continued its increasing that started several weeks ago, to close at the level of 593.58 points; up by 3.92% than the previous weekly level after trading in a relatively wide range. While the blue-chips with heaviest weights and effects on Al-Quds Index witnessed as increase in their prices than the previous week after the positive news regarding reaching an agreement to the end the war in Gaza. Where Palestine Stock Exchange PEX entered the legal period granted to the listed companies to disclose their 9M 2025 financial data, to raise the anticipation once again for the PEX and investors particularly towards the accumulated yield in their minds. Undoubtedly, the expectations for companies financial data vary based on what had been announced in the first half of 2025 and what was laid out for possible impacts in the third quarter.
Regarding the economic indicators and according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS, preliminary data for the balance of payments in the second quarter of 2025 indicate a continued deficit in the current account (goods, services, income, and current transfers), amounting to $665 million with a decrease of 31% compared to the previous quarter. The trade balance deficit for goods reached $1,075 million, in addition to a services balance deficit of $210 million. The data indicates a decrease in the net income account during the second quarter of 2025 by 23% compared to the previous quarter, reaching $195 million. Whereas, compensation for Palestinian workers in Israel decreased by 31% compared to the previous quarter reached $127 million. Meanwhile, foreign investment income increased by 2%, reaching $93 million, primarily resulting from interest earned on Palestinian deposits in foreign banks.
Regarding the economic indicators and according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS as well, the overall Industrial Production Index IPI in Palestine reached 87.58 during August 2025 with an increase of 3.11% compared to 84.94 in July 2025 (Base Year 2019). IPI for August 2025 increased due to the increase in the activities of water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation by 19.03%, which had a share of 1.84% of the total industry, the activities of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply by 13.23%, which had a share of 7.38% of the total industry, the activities of manufacturing industry by 1.62%, which had a share of 87.89% of the total industry. While, the activities of mining and quarrying decreased by 1.30%, which had a share of 2.89% of the total industry.
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