Palestine Stock Exchange: The Al-Quds Index Rises by 17.81% Over the Last Five Years

SadaNews Special: Data from the Palestine Stock Exchange revealed that the performance of four sectors contributed to the rise of the Al-Quds Index by 17.81% over five years, specifically between 2020 and the end of 2025.

According to the data monitored by "SadaNews", the four sectors that contributed to the rise of the index are: the industrial sector with 46.22%, the investment sector with 36.85%, the services sector with 23.66%, and the insurance sector with 1.28%. Meanwhile, the banking sector was the only one that declined during this period by 12.39%.

The services sector captured the largest share among the five listed sectors in terms of market value at 31%, followed by the investment sector at 29%, the banking sector at 24%, the industrial sector at 11%, and the insurance sector at 5%.

In terms of trading values, the investment sector led with 45%, followed by banks at 27%, services at 16%, industry at 8%, and insurance at 4%.

As for the number of traded shares, the investment sector accounted for the largest share at 53%, followed by the banking sector at 32%, the services sector at 8%, the industrial sector at 4%, and the insurance sector at 3%.

Additionally, the investment sector represented 34% of the total number of trades during this period, followed by the banking sector at 31%, services at 23%, industry at 9%, and insurance at 3%.

The market values of the listed companies on the exchange reached approximately $4.49 billion by the end of 2025, noting that the value of traded shares over the past five years amounted to about $1.992 billion.

The listed banks on the exchange faced a significant decline in their stock prices during this period due to the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip. The shares of the Arab Islamic Bank decreased by 30.59%, the Palestinian Islamic Bank by 26.63%, the National Bank by 23.16%, the Bank of Palestine by 19.50%, the Quds Bank by 18.99%, and Safa Bank by 15.6%, while the shares of the Palestinian Investment Bank rose by 3.15%.

The Bank of Palestine had the largest share among the listed banks in terms of total trading volume during this period, reaching approximately $204.5 million, executed through 110.47 million shares. This was followed by the National Bank with total trades amounting to $126.9 million, executed through about 72.7 million shares; the Quds Bank with total trades of $80.5 million; the Palestinian Islamic Bank with total trades of about $76 million; the Palestinian Investment Bank with total trades of $28 million; and finally, the Arab Islamic Bank with total trades of $18.6 million.

It is noteworthy that there are (48) companies listed on the Palestine Stock Exchange by the end of 2025, representing five sectors: banks and financial services, industry, insurance, investment, and services.

The figures released by the exchange revealed that the values of traded shares for the listed companies declined over the past (15) years, from 2010 to the end of 2025, by 15%, falling from $451 million in 2010 to $383 million in 2025.

The value of traded shares peaked in 2022 at $473 million, while the lowest value recorded was in 2024 at $164 million, influenced by the war, and in 2020 it reached $190 million, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.