🇺🇸 As investors bet on a 20-point plan between Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and American President Trump, which could accelerate the end of the Gaza war, the Israeli stock market has reached a record level, consolidating its upward trend for the fifth consecutive quarter. The TA-35 index of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange has increased for the third time in the last four trading days and is expected to record a cumulative increase of 6.7% this quarter. Since April, investors have been continuously increasing their holdings in Israeli stocks. With the dollar weakening and American political uncertainty prompting fund managers to diversify their investments and turn to global assets, including stocks from emerging markets. Hasnain Malik, director of emerging market equities at Tellimer, stated: "Any factor likely to favor the end of the war will have a positive impact on Israeli asset prices. The key question regarding this peace plan is whether Hamas will accept this ultimatum, which essentially amounts to a surrender, and whether the ultra-Orthodox parties within Netanyahu's unity government will accept what they might see as a first step towards a two-state plan."
