TEDPIX Gains 149 Points on First Weekday

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index gained 149.30 points or 0.19% to end Saturday trade at 79,658.9.

Trading at TSE and Iran Fara Bourse starts on Saturday and ends on Wednesday.

About 721 million shares valued at $54.1 million changed hands for the day.

Sina Tile and Ceramics Company was the biggest riser, going up 7.52% to 2,674 rials per share.

Persian Gulf Transportation Company incurred the biggest loss among all TSE-listed companies, as it went down 4.86% to 5,400 rials per share.

Bank Mellat gave the biggest boost to the benchmark, followed by Mobarakeh Steel Company and National Iranian Copper Industries Company.

Ghadir Investment weighed the most on TEDPIX, followed by Iran Khodro Group and Mobile Telecommunications Company of Iran.

The Price Index added 49.80 points or 0.19% to close at 26,544.6.

The First Market Index gained 164 points or 0.30% to post 55,115.2.

The Second Market Index was down 14.20 points or 0.01% to reach 177,497.8.

The Industry Index won 54.30 points or 0.08% to register 68,566.3.

The Free Float Index was up 260.06 points or 0.30% to hit 87,293.90.

The TSE 30 scored 12.10 points or 0.39% to settle at 3,111.4 while the TSE 50 Index rose by 6.90 points or 0.22% to finish at 3,091.4.

  IFX Adds 2.45 Points

Iran Fara Bourse’s main index IFX gained 2.15 points or 0.24% to end Saturday trade at 911.37.

Close to 258.9 million securities valued at $29.96 million were traded at the over-the-counter exchange for the day.

Esfahan Steel Company witnessed the higher number of traded shares, as 75.9 million of its stocks were exchanged.

Mavad Vizhe Lia posted the highest trade value, with the trading of shares worth $2.07 million.

Pakdis, Alvand Housing Investment and Pardis Housing Investment registered the highest value increase.

Tabarok Company, Alborz Bulk Pharmaceutical Company and Rail Seir Kosar suffered the biggest decline.

Middle East Mines and Mining Industries Development Holding Company, Esfahan Steel Company and Khorasan Petrochemical Company had the most positive impact on the IFB benchmark.