Jerusalem, 3 November, 2026 (TPS-IL) — The Bank of Israel released data indicating significant structural shifts across major market segments in the foreign exchange market during the third quarter of 2026.
Institutional investors—including pension funds and insurance companies—sharply reduced net foreign currency sales to $4.4 billion, down from $13.8 billion in Q2.
Concurrently, the business sector scaled back net FX purchases to $1.7 billion, down from $12.1 billion the previous quarter. Nonresident investors maintained steady net sales totaling $6.5 billion, compared to $6.4 billion in Q2.
Meanwhile, the domestic financial sector shifted to net FX purchases of $3.7 billion, reversing previous net sales. The central bank conducted no net FX purchases during the period, following $1.8 billion in Q2 acquisitions.
