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Iran Market Pulse: Wednesday Morning, August 5, 2026; Brent Slides to $78.70 in a Third Straight Losing Session
Brent crude stood at $78.70 a barrel at 08:05 Tehran time on Wednesday, 14 Mordad 1405 (5 August 2026), down 0.83 percent from the previous close in a third consecutive losing session, taking its weekly decline past 10 percent and holding the benchmark below $80 for the first time since 22 Tir (13 July 2026). The driver is a near interim deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The Tehran bourse reopens today after the Arbaeen holiday, facing a board that last closed at very different oil prices.
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: Tuesday Morning, August 4, 2026; Markets Closed for Arbaeen as Brent Returns to the $84 Range
Today, Tuesday 13 Mordad 1405 (4 August 2026), Iran's markets are closed for Arbaeen, but global markets kept working: Brent stood at $84.82 at 8:07 a.m. Tehran time, 1.26 percent above Monday's close, clawing back about a fifth of Monday's slide of more than 5 percent, after Tehran denied direct talks with Washington and a cargo vessel was hit off Oman. The bourse went into the holiday green: 39 of 40 industry indices rose and 12 hit all-time highs.
Iran Market Pulse: Monday Midday, August 3, 2026; 96% of Today's TEDPIX Gain Was Booked Before 9:05 a.m.
As of 11:05 a.m. on Monday, 12 Mordad 1405 (3 August 2026), the Tehran Stock Exchange main index stood at 5,276,664 points, up 122,607 points or 2.38% on the previous close. But the tick-by-tick record shows 117,518 points of that gain, about 96% of it, was already booked at the 9:05 a.m. opening print, and the market added only 0.1% in the two hours that followed. At the same hour the free-market dollar was 191,050 tomans and a gram of 18-karat gold 18,329,560 tomans.
Iran Market Pulse: Monday Morning, 3 August 2026; Brent Slid Into the 83 Dollar Range Before Today's Talks Begin
At 07:38 on Monday 12 Mordad 1405 (3 August 2026), Brent crude traded at 83 dollars and 38 cents a barrel, about 5 percent below the previous close, after the US president said on the evening of Sunday 11 Mordad that nuclear talks with Iran would begin this afternoon. In the same minutes spot gold moved the other way, rising 0.56 percent to 4,067 dollars. In Tehran the free-market dollar is around 191,000 tomans this morning and a gram of 18 karat gold sits at 18,330,500 tomans.
Iran Market Pulse: Saturday Morning, 10 Mordad 1405 (1 August 2026); Equal-Weight Index Hits a Record as 36 of 40 Industries Close the Week Green
The Tehran Stock Exchange reopens today, Saturday 10 Mordad 1405 (1 August 2026), after a two-day closure, having ended last week on a contradiction: the equal-weight index set an all-time record at 1,432,808 points and, per SENA, 36 of 40 active industry indices rose while 9 industries reached record highs, yet the headline index at 5,075,099 points is still 4.45% below its 16 Tir peak. In the currency market, Tether at 194,486 tomans sits 2,086 tomans above the cash dollar.
Iran Market Pulse: Friday Midday, July 31, 2026; Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium All Turned Red Together
This morning silver was the only green metal on the global board; by midday it had turned red too. As of 11:00 on Friday, 9 Mordad 1405 (31 July 2026), spot gold trades near $4,075 (down 0.9 percent) and spot silver near $58 (down 1.8 percent), with platinum and palladium also lower. It happens in a month when Brent has gained more than 20 percent. The reason for the contradiction sits in Washington: markets are pricing a rate hike, not a cut.
Iran Market Pulse: Friday Morning, July 31, 2026; Brent Is up 20% in a Month
Iran's domestic markets are closed today, Friday 9 Mordad 1405 (31 July 2026), and board prices are still Thursday's. But the global market produced one big number: Brent crude trades near $85.50 this morning, about 20% above where it stood a month ago, though 13% below its 23 July peak. Domestically, the free-market dollar closed at 192,400 tomans and Tether, at about 193,200 tomans, moved above the cash dollar: the only currency thermometer that stays live through the two closed days.
Iran Market Pulse: Wednesday Midday, July 29, 2026; The Headline Index Fell 32,000 Points While the Equal-Weight Stayed Green
As of 11:12 on Wednesday, 7 Mordad 1405 (29 July 2026), the Tehran Stock Exchange headline index stood 32,166 points (0.63%) below yesterday's close, while the equal-weight index was 5,225 points (0.37%) higher at the very same moment: two indices, two directions. That means today's selling is concentrated in the large caps, not across the market. Outside the hall, Brent held its overnight jump at $87.13 and domestic gold slipped even as the global ounce rose.
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 Midday, July 28, 2026; TEDPIX Passes 5.1 Million With 85% of the Day's Gain Booked at the Open
As of 11:08 on Tuesday, 6 Mordad 1405 (28 July 2026), the Tehran Stock Exchange's main index stands at 5,101,790 points, up 49,722 points (0.98%). But the real story lies elsewhere: the market opened at 09:05 at 5,094,120, meaning nearly 85% of today's gain was booked before a single share changed hands, and only 7,670 points have been added since. The equal-weight index is outpacing the main index at 1.18%, Bitcoin is down 2.23%, and Brent crude is in its third consecutive losing session.
Iran Market Pulse: Monday Midday, July 27, 2026; Brent Sinks 6.6% While Tehran Stocks Give Back 16,000 Points From the Opening High
By 11am on Monday, 5 Mordad 1405 (27 July 2026), the biggest number of the day was not printed in Tehran: Brent crude fell 6.64% to $90.75 a barrel, while spot gold rose 1.26% to $4,103.88. The Tehran Stock Exchange opened with a 59,931 point jump to 5,062,261, then slid back to 5,045,979 by 11:05, leaving it 16,282 points below the day's high.
Iran Market Pulse: Friday Morning, 24 July 2026; Brent Crude Crashes Below $90 as the Hormuz Risk Premium Deflates
By dawn on Friday, 24 July 2026, Brent crude had fallen about $10 (nearly 11%) to around $88 a barrel; the risk premium that had pushed oil toward $98 last week deflated on the first signs of easing tension in the Strait of Hormuz. Spot gold also slipped from its record to about $4,028. Tehran's bourse and physical markets are on their weekend break, and the domestic parallel market is sitting on Thursday's closing figures.
Iran Market Pulse: Thursday Midday, 23 July 2026; Brent Holds Above $96 While Gold Slips From Its $4,150 Record
Midday market update, Thursday 23 July 2026 (Tehran bourse closed for the weekend); the only live board is the global market, and today two risk assets split. Brent crude held above $96 (96.29), up about 2%, while spot gold eased about 0.7% to around $4,109, pulling back from Wednesday's $4,150 record. Domestic prices are frozen on Wednesday's close: the free-market dollar near 192,000 tomans and gram gold about 19 million. Eyes are on the Federal Reserve meeting on 29 July.
Iran Market Pulse: Thursday Morning, 1 Mordad 1405 (23 July 2026); Brent Jumps Toward $96 and Gold Ends the Week at a Record
Weekly market review, Thursday 1 Mordad 1405 (23 July 2026), bourse closed. A week defined by one thing: the Strait of Hormuz risk premium. Brent jumped from about $88 toward $96, spot gold climbed near $4,150, and 18-karat gram gold entered the 19-million-toman channel; the free-market dollar settled near 192,000 toman after a 194,000 record, and the bourse ended a long red run with three green sessions. All eyes now turn to the Federal Reserve meeting on 7 Mordad (29 July).
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.
Iran Market Pulse: Wednesday Midday, 15 July 2026; the Tehran bourse stays red intraday as global gold slips from its $4,080 peak
Midday Wednesday, 15 July 2026 (24 Tir 1405); mid-session, Tehran's main index (TEDPIX) is down about 0.29% near 4,910,330 for another red day, while the free-market dollar holds a record 184,110 tomans and a gram of 18-karat gold sits near 17,891,000 tomans. The fresh driver is external: spot gold has slipped from Tuesday's ~$4,080 peak to about $4,037 as the oil spike revives bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike.
Iran Market Pulse: Wednesday Morning, 15 July 2026; Emami Coin Near 181 Million Tomans as Global Gold Holds Near $4,050
Wednesday morning, 24 Tir 1405 (15 July 2026). In overnight and early parallel-market trade, gold and coins ran ahead of the dollar: the Emami coin rose 2.25% to about 180,985,000 tomans and a gram of 18-karat gold gained 1.19% to about 17,892,000 tomans, while the free-market dollar held its record 184,110 tomans. The driver was global gold near $4,050 after a soft US inflation print. Tehran's bourse fell again, with 3,275 billion tomans of retail money leaving the market.
Iran Market Pulse: Tuesday Midday, July 14, 2026; Tehran Bourse Slips Below 4.92 Million as Global Gold Reclaims $4,000
At midday on Tuesday, 23 Tir 1405 (14 July 2026), Tehran's TEDPIX index fell about 1.08% in the live session to 4,913,868 points (below 4.92 million), while the free-market dollar held near its record (the toman-tether proxy around 183,220 tomans) and global gold, which had slid below $4,000 on Monday, climbed back above that line. Brent crude traded near $85.8 and bitcoin near $62,605. The midday winners were gold and the dollar; the loser was equities.
Iran Market Pulse: Tuesday Morning, July 14, 2026; The Dollar Sets a New Record and Brent Oil Nears $85
Early Tuesday, 23 Tir 1405 (July 14, 2026), the live free-market dollar (Tether-toman proxy) reached about 183,000 tomans, a fresh record; the dollar had closed Monday at 180,985. Brent neared $85 on the continuing Strait of Hormuz disruption, global gold slipped below $4,000, and the Tehran index closed Monday down 1.79% at 4,966,761. Amid the sell-off, Tehran Oil Refining (Shatran) reported a 287% jump in FY1404 net profit.
Iran Market Pulse: Monday Midday, July 13, 2026; Tehran Stock Exchange Stays Below 5 Million in a Sixth Down Session as the Dollar Hovers Near 180,000 Tomans
By around 11:00 a.m. on Monday, 22 Tir 1405 (13 July 2026), Tehran's main index (TEDPIX) was down about 1.9% at 4,961,293, staying below the 5-million mark for a sixth straight session. At the same hour the free-market dollar traded near 179,800 tomans and 18-karat gold near 17,660,000 tomans a gram. A roughly 4% jump in Brent crude to about $79, driven by Strait of Hormuz tension, failed to lift equities.
Iran Market Pulse: Monday Morning, 13 July 2026; Hormuz Tension Lifts Oil 4%, but Global Gold Retreats
At dawn on Monday, 22 Tir 1405 (13 July 2026), the usual pattern flipped: Brent crude jumped nearly 4% to about $79 as Strait of Hormuz tensions escalated, while spot gold fell for a second session to around $4,055. At home, the Tehran Stock Exchange closed Sunday down 2.51% (5,055,648), its fifth losing session, while the free-market dollar held near 179,600 tomans and the Emami coin around 178 million tomans. The same risk lifting oil is grinding down the bourse.
