NETANYAHU'S BLOC LEADS IN FINAL VOTE COUNT - ISRAEL'S N12 NEWS

Israeli broadcaster N12 News reported that Benjamin Netanyahu's political bloc holds the lead in the final vote count, though the headline alone does not specify seat totals or coalition arithmetic. Election outcomes in Israel typically transmit to markets through expectations about fiscal policy, judicial and governance reform, and the likely composition of the government, which in turn shapes sovereign risk premia and the shekel's exchange rate. A bloc-led result of this kind tends to influence investor perceptions of policy continuity versus change, with Israeli sovereign debt, the Tel Aviv equity benchmarks, and the shekel against the dollar and euro the most directly exposed instruments. Defense-sensitive sectors and banks are also likely to reprice on expected budget allocations and regulatory direction. Traders will watch the official Central Elections Committee certification of results and the coalition-formation timeline that follows, as the composition of any government will determine whether the market's policy assumptions hold.

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