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2026-03-26
Sahem weekly trading report (23-26)-03-2026
With the approaching end of March and after the end of Al-Fiter Holiday, Al-Quds Index closed in the red zone, at the level of 604.06 points; down by 0.37% in this week with four trading sessions, compared to the previous week. This mainly resulted from a decline in the prices of some leading stocks with heaviest weights and effects on Al-Quds Index, coinciding with the control of several circumstances and anticipations in Palestine Stock Exchange PEX; the war in Palestine, the anticipation of the financial data disclosures for Q1 2026 and the dividends distribution for 2025 anticipation. While the normal trading was characterized with scarcity and lack of any trading momentum, in addition to the absence of the institutional transactions that may raise the trading value in the PEX from time to time.
In another context, the listed companies continued to raise their recommendations regarding distributing dividends for the year 2025. Whereby, the board of directors of the Arab Palestinian Investment Company- APIC raised a recommendation to the general assembly, which will be holding a meeting on 04/05/2026, to distribute 5% cash dividends for the year 2025. It also proposed distributing 3.1% stocks dividends for the year 2025, to raise the paid-up capital from $160 million to $165 million.
Regarding the economic indicators and according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS, exports increased in January, 2026 by 22% compared to January, 2025 and reached $171.2 million. Also, imports increased in January, 2026 by 15% compared to January, 2025 and reached $710.4 million. While the trade balance, which represents the difference between exports and imports, showed an increase in trade deficit by 13% in January, 2026 compared to January, 2025 and reached $539.2 million.
Regarding the economic indicators and according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS as well, the Construction Cost Index (CCI) for residential buildings in the West Bank reached 118.48 with a decrease of 0.23% during February 2026 compared with January 2026 (base year 2013). At the level of major groups, the prices of raw material decreased by 0.40%. While, the prices of rental of equipment increased by 0.12%. At the same time, the prices of the labor costs and wages remained stable during February 2026 compared with the previous month.
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