Israel Says No Trade Oddities Evident Before Hamas Attack
- US-authored research report said short selling had spiked
- Israeli regulator say no evidence found to back up claims
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Israel’s Securities Authority said it found no significant stock-trading abnormalities in the days preceding Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack that warrant further investigation, responding to claims in a US-authored research paper that had caused a public uproar.
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Chief Executive Officer Ittai Ben-Zeev added there were also no oddities evident in equity, bond, or derivative trading, according to an interview Wednesday with Bloomberg TV. The “local market didn’t see anything that’s awkward,” he said.