Stocks End Lower, Currency and Gold Gain

Stock market performance was disappointing in the first trading week of the new Persian year (started March 21) while currency and bullion market posted gains. 
The US dollar was traded below 250,000 rials before the currency market closed for the Nowrouz holidays. The greenback surged above the psychological level in the first business week to close at 256,500 rials on Wednesday. 
Along with other major currencies, the dollar advanced throughout the week gaining 2.8% or 8,000 rials in the free market.