Tel Aviv, Feb 21, 2026, 09:55 (IST) — The market remains closed.
- TASE Ltd jumped 6.4% by the close on Friday, settling at 15,800 agorot.
- With the switch to a Monday-to-Friday schedule now in place, eyes are back on trading volumes among investors.
- Bank of Israel sets rates Monday. TASE posts its full-year figures March 5.
Shares of Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd (TASE.TA) snapped back 6.4% on Friday to close at 15,800 agorot, equal to 158 shekels, shaking off a 4.4% fall from the day before. (One shekel equals 100 agorot.)
After the bourse moved to a Monday-to-Friday schedule, the exchange has taken on a bigger role as a proxy for Israeli market sentiment. Trading in dual-listed Israeli shares has ramped up at home—TASE logged a 68% leap in domestic turnover, topping the 55% rise posted on Nasdaq. Economist Yuval Tsuk points to a “home factor” luring investors back to Tel Aviv. Jerusalem Post
That backdrop mattered: the TA 35 blue-chip index climbed 0.52% on Friday. NICE and Elbit Systems pulled the index higher. Bank Leumi dropped.
There’s also the question of new and dual listings. Earlier this month, Palo Alto Networks said it plans to list in Tel Aviv following its $25 billion CyberArk buyout. The company will use the ticker “CYBR” on the Tel Aviv exchange, though it hasn’t given a date for when trading will begin. Reuters
TASE Ltd tends to keep it simple. When trading volumes climb and the product lineup expands, the exchange usually sees a bump in fee revenue. Quarterly results are typically tied closely to how busy the market gets, rather than just following headline trends.
Still, there’s no promise this trade keeps running. If volume fizzles after that first jump, or risk appetite suddenly fades, the exchange operator’s shares may just give back those earlier gains.
Plenty on the docket: The Bank of Israel will announce its policy decision Monday at 4 p.m. local time. Of the 13 economists polled by Reuters, seven expect a 25-basis-point cut, landing the rate at 3.75%. “A rate cut next week is more likely than not,” said Citi’s Michel Nies. Still, Morgan Stanley’s Georgi Deyanov sees geopolitical uncertainty as a major variable. Reuters
It’s not just equities that feel the push and pull of rates—trading volume itself rises and falls in step. When rates slide, valuations get a boost and trades often pick up. But if the outlook sits still or the tone from policymakers shifts, exchanges may see trading activity dry up fast.
TASE will drop its Q4 and 2025 full-year results once markets close on March 5. CEO Ittai Ben-Zeev and CFO Yehuda Ben Ezra are slated to host the English-language earnings call that evening at 8:30 p.m. in Israel.
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