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Iran Market Pulse: Tuesday Midday, 20 Mordad 1405 / August 11, 2026; TEDPIX Sets a Second Straight Record, Tops 5.742 Million

By about 11:00am Tehran on Tuesday, 20 Mordad 1405 (August 11, 2026), Tehran's TEDPIX index rose 1.57% (up 88,618 points) to top 5.742 million, a second straight record session. Brent crude extended its recent rally past $89 as fresh Houthi missile strikes on Yemen and a drone attack on Libya's Zawiya refinery revived the Strait of Hormuz risk premium.

Iran Market Pulse: Sunday Midday, August 9, 2026; TEDPIX Extends Its Rally Past 5.567 Million Points

By 11:00 a.m. Tehran time on Sunday, August 9, 2026 (18 Mordad 1405), Tehran's TEDPIX index rose 0.85% (47,068 points) to 5,567,409, building on yesterday's record close above 5.52 million; today's trading value already topped all of yesterday's full session. The free-market dollar, which had eased to 185,900 tomans Saturday evening, bounced back to 186,400 tomans this morning, 18-karat gold was little changed, and bitcoin hovered near $64,857.

Iran Market Pulse: Thursday Midday, August 6, 2026; Global Gold Hits Seven-Week High, Tops $4,250

On Thursday, 15 Mordad 1405 (August 6, 2026), with the Tehran Stock Exchange closed for the week, global spot gold rose nearly 6% since the start of the week to $4,262.17 an ounce, a seven-week high. Reports that Iran and the US are nearing a Strait of Hormuz shipping-corridor deal pushed Brent crude down about 10% this week, drove the free market dollar below 188,000 tomans, and lifted TEDPIX to a record above 5.4 million points on Wednesday.

Iran Market Pulse: Tuesday Midday, August 4, 2026; With Markets Shut for Arbaeen, Silver Reached the $59 Area and Outran Gold

Iran's markets are closed today, Tuesday 13 Mordad 1405 (4 August 2026), for Arbaeen, but the global board had a clear winner by midday and it was not gold: silver traded between $58.88 and $59.04 an ounce with a session high of $59.13, while gold rose just 0.21% to 0.33% to sit at $4,062 to $4,065. Saudi Aramco reported its war-quarter profit the same day: $33.4 billion adjusted net income per CNBC, $32.7 billion net income per Anadolu.

Iran Market Pulse: Wednesday Morning, 29 July 2026; Brent Jumped 4.45% Overnight

Markets closed yesterday with Brent near $84 and open this morning with Brent at $87.61: a 4.45% overnight gain as of 07:57 on 7 Mordad 1405 (29 July 2026) refilled the risk premium that had drained last week. Meanwhile the 25 kg bullion auction did its work: the Emami coin fell 0.82% even as 18 karat gold rose, and its premium shrank by 1,731,000 tomans. The free market dollar crossed 190,000 tomans and TEDPIX closed a fifth green session at 5,109,003 points.

Iran Market Pulse: Tuesday Morning, 28 July 2026; The Coin Premium Widened 32.7% in a Single Day

On Monday, 5 Mordad 1405 (27 July 2026), everyone watched the dollar, which rose 0.8%. The number that actually jumped was the Emami coin premium: up 32.73% in one day to 4,745,000 tomans, on a night when spot gold fell 0.81%. Gold rose 1.85% a gram, the Emami coin 2.21%, TEDPIX closed 49,738 points higher at 5,052,068, and bitcoin shed 2.65% ahead of the Fed. Today at 14:00 Tehran time the gold bullion auction is held.

Iran Market Pulse: Wednesday Morning, July 22, 2026; Gold and Coins Climb Again as the Dollar Returns Above 190,000 Tomans

Wednesday morning, 31 Tir 1405 (22 July 2026): Tuesday was one of those rare sessions when gold, coins, the dollar and the bourse all rose together, with only oil falling. A gram of 18-karat gold gained about 1.4% to roughly 18,445,000 tomans, the Emami coin reached around 186 million tomans, and the free-market dollar returned to the 190,000-toman channel (near 190,300). The TEDPIX booked a second green session at 4,887,552. Global gold held above $4,000 ahead of next week's Fed meeting.

Iran Market Pulse: Tuesday Midday, 21 July 2026; The Bourse Extends Its Rebound to a Second Green Session as the Index Climbs Near 4,887,000

Tuesday midday, 21 July 2026 (30 Tir 1405): mid-session, Tehran's main index (TEDPIX) rose about 1.5 percent (near 74,000 points) to around 4,887,000, extending a second straight green session; the OTC index added about 2 percent. Behind the move: roughly 3,000 billion tomans of real-money inflow on Monday. The free dollar held near 187,700 tomans, the Exchange Center rate was 150,915, and globally gold stayed above 4,000 dollars while Brent firmed about 1.7 percent to 89 dollars.

Iran Market Pulse: Tuesday Morning, 21 July 2026; the bourse ends a seven-session losing streak with a green close as the dollar holds near 187,700 tomans

Tuesday morning, 21 July 2026 (30 Tir 1405). For weeks the headlines have tracked the dollar's records, but the number that actually turned yesterday was the stock index: Tehran's TEDPIX closed Monday up about 1.2 percent (nearly 58,000 points) at 4,813,503, its first green session after seven straight red ones. The free-market dollar, near 194,000 tomans earlier in the week, settled calm around 187,700, and spot gold climbed back above 4,000 dollars overnight, toward about 4,040.

Iran Market Pulse: Monday Midday, 20 July 2026; Tehran Stocks Turn Green After Seven Red Sessions as the Dollar Steadies Near 193,000 Tomans

By midday on Monday, 20 July 2026 (29 Tir 1405), Tehran's overall stock index rebounded about 1.6 percent (nearly 80,000 units) to around 4,833,000, its first green session after seven straight declines. The free-market dollar held near 193,000 tomans, gram gold sat around 18,765,000 tomans, spot gold clung to the 4,000 dollar line, and Brent crude held near 91 dollars on Strait of Hormuz worries.

Iran Market Pulse: Monday Morning, July 20, 2026; the Dollar Backs Off Its 194,000-Toman Record, but Its Gap With the Official Rate Widens to 42,000 Tomans

After days of record-setting, the parallel market caught its breath: by the evening of Sunday, 28 Tir 1405 (19 July 2026) the free-market dollar had eased to about 193,000 tomans, but its gap with the roughly 150,000-toman official ("toafoghi") rate widened past 42,000 tomans. 18-karat gold fell nearly 2%, yet the coin premium rose, and by early Monday Brent crude jumped more than 3% to the 91-dollar mark. The Tehran bourse logged another down session.

Iran Market Pulse: Sunday Midday, 19 July 2026; The Dollar Holds Its 194,500-Toman Record as the Bourse Slides Toward a 9th Straight Loss

Sunday midday, 28 Khordad 1405 (19 July 2026): the market is pulling in two directions. The free dollar sits at a record near 194,500 toman and a gram of 18-karat gold holds in the 19-million-toman channel, yet the Tehran bourse index is trading about 0.6 percent lower by 11 a.m. and, if it holds, heads for a 9th straight losing session. The divergence between the bourse and the parallel market is today's main story.

Iran Market Pulse: Sunday Morning, July 19, 2026; Gram Gold Leaps Nearly 5% Into the 19-Million Channel as the Free-Market Dollar Sets a 194,500-Toman Record

On the morning of Sunday, 28 Tir 1404 (19 July 2026), the Tehran bourse reopens amid a multi-week slide. Saturday evening the free-market dollar hit a fresh record near 194,500 toman and a gram of 18-karat gold jumped almost 5% into the 19-million-toman channel; the less-watched twist was that because coins rose slower than gold, the Emami coin premium deflated about 19% to roughly 6 million toman.

Iran Market Pulse: Saturday Midday, 18 July 2026; Tehran bourse falls about 2.5% on the week's first session as the agreed dollar breaks into the 150,000-toman channel

Saturday midday, 27 Tir 1405 (18 July 2026): on the week's first session and its eighth straight down day, the Tehran bourse fell nearly 2.5% by around 11 a.m., the main index near 4,776,000 points. Meanwhile the agreed dollar (the official rate) entered the 150,000-toman channel for the first time (150,237 toman), toman Tether stood at 194,581, and spot gold held above 4,000 dollars, on the day Iran's delegation sat at the Oman table over the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran Market Pulse: Saturday Morning, July 18, 2026; the Dollar Hits a Fresh Record Near 191,000 Tomans as Global Markets Turn Higher Alongside the Oman Table

On the morning of Saturday, 27 Tir 1405 (18 July 2026), the Tehran bourse reopens after the weekend following a seventh straight losing session. The free-market dollar reached a fresh record near 191,000 tomans (up nearly 8 percent on the week), and just as the Iranian delegation sits down at the Oman table, global markets priced tension back in: spot gold returned above $4,000 and Brent crude jumped 4.36 percent to $88.

Iran Market Pulse: Friday Midday, July 17, 2026; Bitcoin Below $63,000 and Gold Pinned at $4,000 on the Eve of the Oman Table

Market Pulse, Friday midday, 26 Tir 1405 (17 July 2026), with the bourse and cash markets closed. The only live board today, global and crypto, is flashing one word: caution. Bitcoin fell about 2% below $63,000 (~$62,857), Ether to ~$1,830, and spot gold clung to the $4,000 line. Iran's parallel market is frozen on Thursday's record: the free-market dollar near 188,600 tomans and the coin premium around 7,194,000 tomans. Everything waits on Saturday's Oman table and the bourse reopening.

Iran Market Pulse: Friday Morning, 17 July 2026; Global Gold Slips Below $4,000 as Markets Eye Saturday's Oman Talks

Market Pulse, Friday morning, 17 July 2026 (26 Tir 1405, bourse closed). The world priced de-escalation: spot gold below $4,000 (~$3,992), Brent off its one-month high (~$84.4), and a fresh round of Iran-US talks set for Saturday in Oman. Yet Iran's street is still at records: the free-market dollar ~188,600 tomans, Tether ~189,000, and the Emami coin premium ~7,194,000 tomans. The gap between global calm and domestic fear, and the test of the Oman table.

Iran Market Pulse: Thursday Midday, July 16, 2026; Global Gold Slips Below $4,050 as the Free-Market Dollar Holds Its 188,000-Toman Record

Midday market update, Thursday 25 Tir 1405 (16 July 2026), bourse closed. With no Tehran session, only the global markets that never rest were live, and that is where the news was: spot gold pulled back from Tuesday's near $4,080 peak to around $4,040, and Bitcoin eased to $64,554. At home, the free-market dollar held its record near 188,250 toman and gold and coins kept Wednesday's levels. The world prices this conflict as contained; Iran's street does not.

Iran Market Pulse: Thursday Morning, 16 July 2026; The Week the Ceasefire Collapsed and the Dollar Hit a Record 188,000 Tomans

Weekly market review, Thursday morning, 25 Tir 1405 (16 July 2026, bourse closed): the week the Islamabad accord collapsed, the US reimposed its naval blockade of Iranian ports, and the free-market dollar jumped 2.22% on Wednesday to a record 188,200 tomans. Gram of 18-karat gold reached 18.36 million tomans and the coin premium leapt about 25% in one day, yet the Tehran bourse stayed red all week while global gold and Brent fell on blockade day. Two markets, two opposite bets.

What Is the Coin Premium (Hobab) and How Is It Calculated?