Tehran and Tel Aviv Stocks Climb as War Risk Recedes

The easing of war risk lifted equities across the region. In Iran, a market analyst told state media that a sharp recent rise on the Tehran exchange was driven mainly by falling political risk and by professional investors interpreting the broader economic indicators. He cautioned that the market remains risky and warned against entering it without preparation.

In Israel, the Tel Aviv exchange reversed three consecutive days of losses, with the banking index rising about 2 percent. The Globes report tied the turn directly to the signing of the United States and Iran agreement, along with falling oil prices and rising United States stock futures.

The parallel moves, reported by an Iranian state outlet and an Israeli business publication, show a war-risk premium declining at the same time in two markets that rarely move together. Both rallies depend on the assumption that the agreement holds.