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2026-04-09
Sahem weekly trading report (05-09)-04-2026
In this week, Al-Quds Index recorded an increase in a significant way after trading in a relatively wide range and after reaching two weeks ceasefire to stop the war . While the market transactions were characterized by conservatism amid growing momentum of general assemblies’ meetings and a steady flow of dividends decisions. Whereby, the PEX witnessed a calm pace in terms of liquidity. However, with entering the legal quarterly disclosure period for Q1 2026 with the start of April, an overlapping appeared in the anticipation factors among investors and prevailing prices solidity in this period given the fact of conservatism domination more than changing the investment positions.
Regarding continuing to raise the recommendations regarding distributing dividends for the shareholders for the year 2025, the board of directors of Beit-Jala Pharmaceuticals Company BJP proposed to the general assembly, which will be holding a meeting on 30/04/2026, distributing 15% cash dividends for the year 2025. Also, the board of directors of Birzeit Pharmaceuticals BPC proposed to the general assembly, which will be holding a meeting on 05/05/2026, distributing 5% cash dividends for the year 2025. While regarding approving the dividends distribution for the shareholders of the year 2025, the general assembly of Bank of Palestine BOP approved in its meeting on 08/04/2026, distributing 4% cash dividends for the shareholders for the year 2025, to record dividends yield of 2.58% based on the price on the entitlement date. It also approved distributing 4% stocks dividends for the year 2025, to raise the paid-up capital from $268.79 million to $279.54 million.
Regarding the economic indicators and according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS, the overall Industrial Production Index IPI in Palestine reached 77.43 during February 2026 with a decrease of 5.31% compared to January 2026 (Base Year 2019). IPI for February 2026 decreased due to the decrease in the activities of water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation by 8.67%, which had a share of 1.84% of the total industry, the activities of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply by 5.94%, which had a share of 7.38% of the total industry, and the activities of manufacturing industry by 5.40%, which had a share of 87.89% of the total industry. While, the activities of mining and quarrying increased by 4.32%, which had a share of 2.89% of the total industry.
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