TSE Gauge Ends Weekly Trade 0.2% Higher

EghtesadOnline: Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index TEDPIX gained 163 points or 0.2% during the week that ended on August 16 to end at 81,741.9.

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20 August 2017

Trading at Iran’s stock markets starts on Saturday and ends on Wednesday.

The main index of the smaller over-the-counter exchange Iran Fara Bourse, IFX, lost 5.3 points or 0.6% during the week to end at 918.7, TSE’s website reported.

Over 3.18 billion shares valued at $206.7 million were traded on TSE last week. The number of traded shares rose by 23% while trade value shrank by 0.2% compared to the previous week, Financial Tribune reported.

TSE’s First Market Index gained 1 points or 0.002% to end at 57,174.4.

The Second Market Index rose by 967 points or 0.54% to close at 178,730.2.

At IFB, more than 1.21 billion securities valued at $359.9 million were traded. The number of traded shares rose by 19% and trade value surged by 197% compared to the previous week.

IFB’s market cap lost $610.3 million or 2.2% to reach $27.44 billion.

Its First Market witnessed the trading of 106 million securities valued at $4.36 million, indicating a 21% and 12% rise in the number of traded securities and trade value respectively.

About 753 million securities valued at $281.1 million were traded in the Second Market, with the number of traded securities and trade value rising by 55% and 851% week-on-week respectively.