Iran Capital Market

After a 2-month hiatus, the government’s weekly bond auction resumed Tuesday and was well-received by institutional buyers. The government offered 100 trillion rials ($357 million) in debt of…

The managing director of Securities and Exchange Organization said the government appraises the resiliency of the stock market when selling new bonds. Majid Eshaqi said this in response to…

After an almost 45-day hiatus the government said it will resume bond sale this week. According to a notice on the Central Bank of Iran website, bonds worth 100 trillion rials ($370 million)…

Lawmakers on Tuesday approved a proposal from the Majlis Economic Commission to investigate the historic stock market decline plus the performance of its regulator, the Securities and Exchange…

Financial statements of listed companies show their sales increased an average 57% in the month to Oct.22 compared with the corresponding month a year before.

Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company is to set up an investment bank and has issued a subscription notice to sell shares before an initial public offering. Iran Fara Bourse website…

The capital market’s role in the economy declined in the first six months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Sept 22) as the bear market drags on. Data released by the Securities and Exchange…

Bonds sold by the government, municipalities and private companies amounted to 702 trillion rials ($2.6 billion) in the first five months of the last fiscal year (March 21- August 22, 2020).…

The Economy Ministry has no plans to raise bond yields to make the bond market attractive, the managing director of the Securities and Exchange Organization said. Mohammad Ali Dehqan-Dehnavi…

The capital market lost its capacity to finance the economy by about a half in the first five months of current fiscal year (March 21-August 22).

After a strong performance last week, bonds issued by the government to fund the budget were well-received by investors this week. The government generated 108.9 trillion rials ($403 million)…

Government bond sale rebounded this week as 132.5 trillion rials ($490 million) in debt was sold to banks, securities underwriters and equity market investors. As per the data released by the…

After two weeks of moderate success, the weekly bond auction, held by the Central Bank of Iran on behalf of the government, failed to attract buyers. The government barely sold 7.3 trillion…

Given the torrent of new investors in the bourse in a relatively short period, the regulator has stepped up efforts to make indirect investment in the market attractive for investors lacking…

The stock market will host initial public offering for two companies on Wednesday, including a giant steel company and a cosmetic firm. Sirjan Jahan Steel Complex Company (SJSCCO) will offer 10…

The Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) has obliged companies listed in the stock market to make public their real estate properties. As per a bylaw issued by the SEO’s board of…

Capital market investors were the sole buyers of government bond during the weekly auction held by the Central Bank of Iran. Retail and institutional investors bought bonds worth 18.5 trillion…

The High Council of Securities and Exchange has mandated the  Capital Market Development Fund (CMDF) with implementing market making operations to help ensure liquidity of shares offered by…

After months of stress and absence of buyers, Tehran’s bond market is showing signs of coming back as investors of fixed income assets display renewed interest in buying government bonds.

Data released by the Central Securities Depository of Iran put the number of active trading codes at 36.8 million by the end of last calendar month to July 21.

Banks and credit institutions again refused to buy government bonds at the weekly auction on Tuesday while retail and institutional investors in the stock market too remain averse.

An investment company affiliated to the Civil Servants Pension Organization (CSPO) held an initial public offering on Wednesday at Iran Fara Bourse, the junior equity exchange. The Investment…

The financing capacity of Iran’s capital market abated in the first quarter (March 21-June 21) of the current fiscal year while that of banks increased. Funds made available by the capital…

The Securities and Exchange Organization has approved regulations for setting up public joint stock companies whose main function will be project funding. A “Project Public Joint Stock Company…

Three hundred investment funds operate in Iran’s stock market with about 10.2 million investors, an official with the Securities and Exchange Organization said. “These investors have opted for…