Tel Aviv stocks are facing broad and pronounced selling pressure, with all eight major benchmarks in negative territory. The decline is accompanied by exceptionally weak market breadth, as declining securities substantially outnumber advancing shares across nearly every major index. High turnover across the leading benchmarks also indicates that the move is being accompanied by significant trading activity rather than limited participation.

TA-35 and TA-125 Lead a Broad Market Decline

The TA-35 is down 1.03% at 4,252.34 points, with only 7 securities advancing compared with 29 declining. The sharp deterioration in breadth indicates that the decline is broadly distributed among the benchmark’s constituents rather than being driven by a small number of stocks. Turnover has reached approximately NIS 1.51 billion, highlighting substantial activity in the large-cap segment.

The TA-125 is also down 1.03%, falling to 4,115.45 points. Only 19 securities are advancing while 105 are declining, creating one of the clearest signals of broad-based selling in the current market. Turnover stands at approximately NIS 1.75 billion, underscoring the intensity of activity across the broader index.

The TA-90 is similarly under pressure, declining 1.00% to 3,709.26 points. Just 12 securities are advancing compared with 76 declining. The combination of a full 1% decline and strongly negative breadth suggests that weakness is extending well beyond the largest companies into mid-cap shares.

Broad Market and Banking Segments Remain Under Pressure

The TA-200 is falling 1.05% to 3,941.75 points, with 31 securities advancing and 157 declining. This represents an especially wide negative breadth gap and reinforces the view that the current selloff is affecting a large portion of the market. Turnover has reached approximately NIS 1.74 billion, almost matching the activity recorded in the TA-125.

TA Sector-Balance is the weakest major benchmark, falling 1.13% to 4,684.29 points. Only 13 securities are advancing compared with 85 declining, while turnover stands at approximately NIS 1.69 billion. The combination of heavy turnover and deeply negative breadth suggests that the pressure is widespread across sectors rather than concentrated in a narrow group of shares.

The TA 90 and Banks index is also declining, although its 0.84% drop to 3,969.70 points is somewhat smaller than the declines in several broad-market benchmarks. Nevertheless, only 13 securities are advancing against 80 declining, indicating that the weakness within the banking-related segment is also broad.

SME and Large-Cap Shares Both Show Significant Weakness

The TA-SME60 is down 1.00% at 1,313.23 points, with 11 securities advancing compared with 45 declining. The smaller-company segment is therefore participating fully in the broader market decline, with negative breadth reinforcing the weakness in the index itself. Turnover stands at approximately NIS 9.6 million, considerably lower than activity in the large-cap benchmarks.

The TA-20 is also lower, declining 0.95% to 4,082.42 points. Only 4 securities are advancing versus 16 declining. Although the percentage decline is slightly smaller than that of the TA-35, the breadth data show that selling pressure remains significant among the large and liquid constituents represented in the index.

What Investors Should Watch as the Selloff Develops

The key issue for investors is whether the current broad-based decline begins to stabilize or develops into a more persistent correction. The TA-35 and TA-125 will be important indicators of whether large-cap shares can regain support, while the TA-90, TA-200, banking index and TA-SME60 will provide signals on whether risk aversion is spreading across market segments. Trading turnover and market breadth will be particularly important: a stabilization accompanied by improving participation could indicate that selling pressure is easing, while continued high turnover alongside deeply negative breadth would point to sustained positioning pressure. Global equity markets, interest-rate expectations, currency movements and sector-specific flows could also influence the next direction of Tel Aviv stocks.