Tehran Stocks Edge Up 0.3%

Benchmark of the Tehran Stock Exchange gained 1,166.43 points to 309,643.6 on Tuesday to send TEDPIX 0.38% higher for the day.
Almost 3.42 billion shares worth 16.85 trillion rials ($140.4 million) changed hands for the day. 
Growth in the equal-weighted index was higher at around 1%, indicating that the deals were centered on shares of SMEs.
The index is a type of weighting that gives the same weight, or importance, to each stock and the smallest companies are given equal weight as the largest ones.