US-Iran war, March 9 -- Israel stock market opened about 2.5% lower on Monday, March 9, as the conflict with Iran entered its second week, weighing on investor sentiment. Israeli indices joined several global markets that began the day in negative territory amid rising geopolitical tensions and concerns over energy supply disruptions and surging oil prices.

On Monday, Israel's Tel Aviv 35 index (TA 35) fell by over 2.44% to 4,250.31 Israeli New Shekel. Meanwhile, the Tel Aviv 125 (TA 125) index was down 2.62% to 4,216.17 Israeli New Shekels.

The Israeli stock market has largely remained positive since the start of the joint US-Israeli military operations against Iran on February 28. The TA 35 index has gained in three out of five sessio...