The Securities Authority has determined and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has confirmed that, starting January 5, 2026, trading days on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange will move to a Monday-Friday work week - instead of the current Sunday-Thursday week.
Trading on Fridays will take place between 9:25 AM and 1:50 PM, with a time gap from the start of Shabbat.
It will include all trading activities that take place on the other days, including trading in securities, ETFs and derivatives, trading in foreign exchange-traded funds, creations and redemptions in mutual funds, and the expiration of derivatives.
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The composition of the stock indices will be updated on Fridays - instead of Thursdays today - but the date this change takes effect is subject to approval by the Chairman of the Authority.
Certain transactions, including approvals for registration for trading, will not be processed on Fridays. In addition, transactions and operations processed on Friday will be cleared on Sunday, and requests for creation and redemption instructions in mutual funds submitted to the clearinghouse on Friday by the designated time will also be processed on Sunday.
There will be no trading on Fridays that fall on holidays and public holidays, or on the eves of holidays and public holidays, or on the Sundays following them.
The goal of the move is to align with financial markets around the world and strengthen the attractiveness of the Israeli capital market for international investors.
According to Smotrich, this is news that will help accelerate the economy. "This is significant news and is part of a whole series of steps designed to boost the Israeli economy after the war. We are moving from victory to growth. The transition to trading from Monday to Friday will strengthen the international profile of the Israeli capital market, help attract significant foreign investment to the local market, and strengthen the Israeli economy in the long term.".
The Chairman of the Israel Securities Authority, Attorney Sefi Singer, added that this is a strategic step that will contribute in the long term to the development of the capital market in Israel.
""The move to trading from Monday to Friday is in line with the Securities Authority's strategic approach to aligning with international standards. This is a move that is expected, in the long term, to help develop the Israeli capital market. Adjusting to the trading days accepted worldwide will reduce a significant gap with world markets, increase the accessibility of foreign brokers and investors to the market, and in the future may even facilitate the inclusion of Israeli companies in leading global indices, which will help make the Israeli capital market a more attractive investment destination," said Singer.
Ilan Plateau, CEO of the Association of Public Companies: "We are in favor of any step that will advance the local capital market. Changing the trading days will result in 'alignment' with the international standard, global markets and stock exchanges around the world, which may bring in more foreign investors and integrate us into foreign indices that will lead to greater activity. However, I expect that there will also be certain operational difficulties, given the fact that the work week for companies active in the capital market in the State of Israel is from Monday to Thursday, and now they will have to prepare differently. At this point in time, it is difficult to know whether changing the trading days will be beneficial or harmful, and I hope that we will all see the fruits of the move.".
