TEDPIX Near Flatline as Small Caps Gain

The benchmark of Tehran Stock Exchange, TEDPIX, closed Monday near the flatline after it pared early losses. 
In a shift in the middle of the session, the market cap-weighted benchmark crept into a positive zone gain 43.91 points and offsetting losses earlier in the day. 
Small caps advanced above the flatline and pushed the TSE’s equal-weighted index by close to 0.5%. 
Gainers outpaced losers with 352 tickers wrapping up trade in positive territory, representing 55% of the total trade.