Faltering near the psychological resistance of two million points, the benchmark of Tehran Stock Exchange, TEDPIX, closed Tuesday near the flat-line.
Amid sell-off in many large-cap shares, the market-cap weighted TEDPIX gained a meager 0.09% for the day, adding 1,696 points to finish at 1,995,037.
Better performance of small-cap shares, however, pushed up the equal-weighted index by 0.33%.
About 13 billion shares valued at 246.57 trillion rials ($1.1 billion) changed hands at TSE for the day.
Pars Ceram Company was the biggest winner as its shares went up 5% to 157,730 rials per share.
Rena Industrial Investment Group Company incurred the biggest loss among all TSE-listed companies and went down 4.99% to 19,420 rials per share.
National Iranian Copper Industries Company contributed the most to the benchmark's fall, followed by Esfahan Oil Refining Company, Iran Khodro and SAIPA.
The Social Security Investment Company gave the biggest boost to the benchmark index, followed by the Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company, Tamin Petroleum and Petrochemical Investment Company and Parsian Oil and Gas Development Group Company.
IFB Up 0.3%
Iran Fara Bourse main index, IFX, gained 62.85 points, or 0.3%, to close Tuesday trade at 21.077.68.
About 2.37 billion securities valued at 92.84 trillion rials ($416.35 million) were traded at the junior equity market for the day.
Gohar Zamin Iron Ore Company, Esfahan Steel Company, Shahid Tondgooyan Petrochemical Company and Hormozgan Steel Company had the most negative impact on IFX.
Marun Petrochemical Company gave the biggest boost to IFX, followed by Saba Tamin Investment Company, Arya Sasol Polymer Company and Middle East Mines and Mineral Industries Development Holding Company.
