Fri: Bank stocks decline but TASE still higher

The banks were lower offset by strong gains from Nice and Elbit.

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange rose on Friday. The Tel Aviv 35 Index rose 0.52% to 4,232.11 points, the Tel Aviv 125 Index rose 0.71% to 4,202.67 points, and the BlueTech Global Index rose 0.75% to 678.20 points. The All Bond corporate bond index rose 0.09% to 424.57 points. Turnover totaled NIS 5.03 billion in equities and NIS 1.44 billion in bonds.

On the foreign exchange market, the representative shekel-dollar rate was set 0.415% lower from Thursday, at NIS 3.123/$, and the representative shekel-euro rate was set 0.488% lower, at NIS 3.674/€.

Bank Leumi (TASE: LUMI) led the market today, falling 1.63%, on the day’s biggest trading turnover. Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI) fell 0.94%, Mizrahi Tefahot Bank fell 1.45% and Israel Discount Bank (TASE: DSCT) fell 0.25%. OPC Energy (TASE: OPCE) fell 2.28% for the biggest fall on the Tel Aviv 35 Index.

Next Vision (TASE: NXSN) rose 6.04% for the biggest rise on the Tel Aviv 35 Index. Enlight Renewable Energy (Nasdaq: ENLT; TASE: ENLT) rose 1.09% and Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE:ESLT) rose 3.20%. Nice (Nasdaq: NICE; TASE:NICE) rose 5.41% and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) rose 0.85%.

Outside of the Tel Aviv 35 Index, Israel Canada (TASE: ISCN) rose 7% and Acro Real Estate (TASE: ACRO) rose 4.89% following their merger.

Published by Globes, Israel business news - en.globes.co.il - on February 22, 2026.

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