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  • Forex, Gold Not Losing Clout
    The US dollar made a strong comeback on Wednesday in Tehran’s open market after a steep decline a session earlier. Gold prices also followed suit.  After a temporary hiatus on Tuesday, the...
  • TEDPIX Losses Mount
    The main index of Tehran Stock Exchange, TEDPIX, closed the trading week Wednesday in negative territory shedding another 7,000 points.  The TSE’s benchmark finished trade 0.5% lower to put the...
  • 2.7 Billion ATM Transactions
    More than 2.7 billion transactions were processed by automated teller machines in the first six months of the current fiscal year (March 20- Sept. 21), indicating a slight decline compared to 2.66...
  • Investors Not Buying Gov’t Bonds
    The weekly government bond auction held by the Central Bank of Iran was again received coldly by investors for the fourth time in a row as no banks and credit institutions put in bids.   
  • IRENEX Trade Earns $100m in 1 Month
    Oil byproducts worth $100 million were traded in the international ring of the Iran Energy Exchange in the month to October 18.  Gasoline was at the top of list with total trade value of $27.3...
  • Steelmakers: Government Intervention Hurts Prices
    There is growing pessimism among capital market players and shareholders of steel companies over a government decision to intervene in the pricing of steel products in the Iran Mercantile Exchange...
  • Grim Outlook as Stocks Plummet
    Sell-off continued battering Iran’s share market on Tuesday with the benchmark of the Tehran Stock Exchange, TEDPIX, having lost more than 10% in the past three sessions.  TEDPIX extended the...
  • Dollar Falters, Gold Loses Luster
    Foreign exchange rates and gold prices declined again on Tuesday following renewed intervention by the Central Bank of Iran.  The US dollar lost 12% to fetch 277,000 rials in the open market. Bank...
  • Iran: Dollar Falters, Gold Loses Luster
    Foreign exchange rates and gold prices declined again on Tuesday following renewed intervention by the Central Bank of Iran.   
  • Iran's CB Conducts First Repo Operation
    The Central Bank of Iran says it has conducted the first repurchase agreement (repo) operation to implement the open market operation to regulate interbank interest rates.   Repo is a form of...
  • Stocks Plunge to 4-Month Lows
    Tehran stocks dived deeper on Monday extending a losing streak into the fifth session amid relentless sell-off of shares by investors in panic. Losing 51,989 points, or 3.43%, the benchmark of...
  • Iran: Forex, Gold Slip for 2nd Day
    Currency rates retreated further from historic highs on Monday as the Central Bank of Iran intensified efforts to intervene in the chaotic market. Gold saw a similar fate. The US dollar dropped to...
  • Stock Trade in Distress
    Stocks in major listed companies closed Sunday’s session under heavy sell-off pressure amid mounting uncertainty among investors about what lies ahead.  The main index of Tehran Stock Exchange,...
  • Gold and Dollar Pause
    Gold and dollar prices declined on Sunday after posting new highs a day earlier. The half Azadi coin lost 5.82% or 5 million rials to be sold for 86 million rials. The quarter Azadi coin also lost...
  • Insurers Feel the Heat
    The insurance industry's total premium is expected to fall short of expectations in the current Iranian fiscal year, largely due to the ruinous Covid-19, rising inflation and  forex rates at...
  • CBI Expects Higher Inflation
    In a report on macroeconomic variables, the Central Bank of Iran said soaring foreign exchange rates could buck the declining trend of inflation in the coming months.  Tracking inflation in the...
  • Forex Rates at New Record Highs
    The US dollar jumped to an all-time high of 320,000 rials on Thursday, despite the central bank’s move to inject currency in the forever rising market.  The dollar finished the week at 320,000...
  • Share Market Playing Bigger Role in Economy
    The Ministry of Economy says that the capital market has expanded its role in contributing to the economy thanks to the share market and rise in the number of investors.  Businesses and listed...
  • Iran: Positivity About Unlocking Forex Overseas
    The Central Bank of Iran hopes it would be able to ease the unprecedented pressure on the currency market after billions in assets are unlocked overseas. Speaking on the sidelines of a Cabinet...
  • Tehran Shares Slip, TEDPIX Down 1.16%
    Tehran stocks closed the last day of trading week Wednesday in the red amid mounting selloff pressure. The main index of Tehran Stock Exchange, TEDPIX, lost 18,259 points, declining 1.16% to...
  • Iran: Bond Demand Fades
    Data from recent weekly bond auctions show increasing aversion of investors to buy bonds offered by the government, apparently due to the low returns compared to parallel markets.  Struggling to...
  • Hassan Rouhani: Divestment Policy Here to Stay
    The government will maintain the policy of selling its shares in state-owned companies via the bourse. Addressing economic and bank officials at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, President Hassan...
  • Tehran: Markets Flat Amid Volatile Trade
    Financial markets in Tehran on Tuesday had an uneventful session after a highly volatile day a session earlier.   Major share indices, forex and gold prices were near the flat-line for the day....
  • Iraq to Unfreeze Iranian Assets
    An agreement was reached between the Central Bank of Iran, Central Bank of Iraq and the Trade Bank of Iraq to unfreeze Iran's financial assets in the neighboring country.  Abdolnasser Hemmati, the...
  • After gains a session earlier, the main index of Tehran stocks closed Monday trade in negative territory despite increase in trade value.  The benchmark of Tehran Stock Exchange, TEDPIX, shed 17,...

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