Palestine Stock Exchange Announces Its Business Results for 2025

SadaNews - Palestine Stock Exchange disclosed its business results and preliminary (unaudited) financial statements for the fiscal year 2025, achieving a net profit of $962,000 compared to $337,000 for the year 2024, indicating the beginning of its return to profitability levels that preceded the aggression, as it recorded net profits of nearly $1 million in 2022, and around $830,000 in 2023.

These results come after trading volumes in 2025 exceeded expected figures, with the market witnessing the trading of 210 million shares valued at $383 million compared to $164 million in 2024, an increase of 133%. The Al-Quds Index also rose by 121 points, closing at 619.66 points, representing a percentage increase of 24% over its closing at the end of 2024. Additionally, the Al-Quds Islamic Index, which includes companies compliant with Islamic law, also closed up by 20%.

Rola Shanar, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Palestine Stock Exchange, confirmed that the repercussions of the aggression during the past two years on the ground and the sector imposed significant challenges on the investment environment, prompting investors to look for safe investment opportunities through the Palestine Exchange, thereby achieving a balance between lucrative returns and supporting the national economy and enhancing its resilience. She pointed out that the exchange witnessed significant transactions during the year from local investors and others from the expatriate Palestinians, marking a pivotal point in its performance, reflecting the high level of confidence that investors have in Palestinian companies and their ability to contribute to improving the economic reality as a national and safe investment.

Additionally, the Palestine Exchange injected a massive investment into its electronic infrastructure during 2025, modernizing its main systems in line with the latest practices in the markets of the region and the world. It also unified its efforts with the Capital Market Authority to develop the regulatory and legislative environment, in addition to its intensive efforts to strengthen its relationship with listed companies and financial brokerage firms to address the main challenges and aspirations of the Palestinian securities sector and focus on increasing investment awareness among different segments of society, especially small investors.

It is noteworthy that the Palestine Exchange was established in 1995 as a private joint stock company before being listed for trading after transforming into a public joint stock company. It is the regulatory authority for issuing and trading securities in Palestine and includes 48 listed companies distributed across five sectors: banks and investment, services, insurance, and industry.
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