Tehran Stocks Pause After 5-Day Rally

Share prices in Tehran stumbled on Sunday bucking a rising trend that started last Monday as investors sold shares to save previous gains.    
The main index of Tehran Stock Exchange, TEDPIX, lost 9,689.82 points or 0.67% to end trade at 1,430,961. Tracking the performance of small caps, the TSE’s equal-weighted index shed 0.4%.
Despite the downturn, trade by retail investors rose 29% to reach 73.63 trillion rials ($272 million), the highest in the  month.