Stock market closes with sharp declines, dollar strengthens by 3%

Trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange closed with sharp declines: the TA-35 index fell by 3.7% and the TA-125 by 3.4%. The dollar strengthened by 3% against the shekel to a rate of 3.16 shekels. The Consumer Price Index fell by 0.5% in September, and housing prices recorded an annual decline of 1.8%.

Trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange closed this evening (Thursday, November 5, 2026) with sharp declines. The TA-35 index fell by 3.7% and the TA-125 index dropped by 3.4%. Meanwhile, the dollar strengthened against the shekel by 3%, with its representative rate set at 3.16 shekels. It was also published that the Consumer Price Index for September fell by 0.5%, more than earlier forecasts, according to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics. The annual inflation rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 1.6%. The most notable declines in September were recorded in the culture and entertainment category (down 2.7%) and transportation (down 2.5%). In contrast, fresh vegetable prices rose by 6.6%. Additionally, the CBS published the Housing Price Index, according to which prices fell by 0.6% in July-August compared to June-July, and on an annual basis a decline of 1.8% was recorded. The sharpest decline was in the Northern District (down 1.5%), while the Haifa District was the only one to record an increase (0.4%).