In May 2020, the Indian Economic times financial news e-paper questioned the surge of IHC stock by 2,574 percent during the period of 12 months despite the limited trading volumes and as the steep rally in its shares hasn’t been dented by the global equity market meltdown sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, or the collapse in oil prices which roiled Middle-Eastern markets.[10] The Israeli newspaper Calcalist described the jump in the company's stock price as a "Mystery".