Stocks Open Week Higher

The stock market in Tehran opened trading week Saturday on a high note amid fresh demand for commodity stocks and other large caps. 
The main index of Tehran Stock Exchange, TEDPIX, gained 22,540 points on Saturday to climb 1.87% closing at 1,229,419. 
The market cap-weighted TSE's benchmark was buoyed by price appreciation in mineral, petrochemical, refinery, metal and bank stocks.