Mon: Global market plunge reaches Tel Aviv

Camtek led the sharp declines on the TASE today as ICL bucked the market.

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange fell sharply today. The Tel Aviv 35 Index fell 2.98% to 4,227.02 points, the Tel Aviv 125 Index fell 2.88% to 4,204.76 points; and the BlueTech Global Index fell 2.41% to 698.62 points. The All Bond corporate bond index fell 0.27% to 423.39 points. Turnover totaled NIS 7.19 billion in equities and NIS 5.01 billion in bonds.

On the foreign exchange market, the representative shekel-dollar rate was set 1.235% higher from Monday, at NIS 3.115/$, and the representative shekel-euro rate was set 0.809% higher, at NIS 3.601/€.

Bank Leumi (TASE: LUMI) led the market today, falling 2.74% on the biggest trading turnover today. Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI) fell 2.58%, fell 1.56% and Israel Discount Bank (TASE: DSCT) fell 3.75%.

Insurance stocks also fell sharply today. Clal Insurance Enterprise Holdings (TASE: CLIS) fell 6.39% and Phoenix Finance (TASE: PHOE) fell 5.36%. Next Vision (TASE: NXSN) fell 5.51% and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) fell 4.82%.

Camtek (Nasdaq: CAMT; TASE: CAMT) fell 7.93% for the biggest fall on the Tel Aviv 35 Index today. Nova Ltd. (Nasdaq:NVMI; TASE:NVMI) fell 4.22% and Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Nasdaq: TSEM; TASE:TSEM) fell 6.23%.

ICL (TASE: ICL: NYSE: ICL) rose 8.95% for the biggest rise on the Tel Aviv 35 Index today and parent company Israel Corp. (TASE: ILCO) rose 7.99%.

Published by Globes, Israel business news - en.globes.co.il - on March 9, 2026.

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