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Market updateIran 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.
Market updateIran 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.
Market updateIran 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.
Market updateIran 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.
Market updateIran 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.
Market updateIran 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.
Market updateIran 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.
Market updateIran 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.
Market updateIran 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.
Market updateIran 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.
Market updateIran 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.
Market updateIran 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.
Market updateIran 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.
Market updateIran 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.
EducationalCrypto from Scratch: What Bitcoin Is, What Tether Is, and Why Tether Became Iran's Digital Dollar
Learn from scratch what a blockchain is, how Bitcoin is a scarce but highly volatile asset, and why Tether, which is pegged to the dollar, has taken on the role of a "digital dollar" in Iran, with a labelled hypothetical example, a few dated real figures, and a list of the base risks.
Market updateIran 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.
Market updateIran 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.
Market updateIran 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.
Market updateIran 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.
Market updateIran Market Pulse: Sunday Midday, July 12, 2026; Stocks Fell a 5th Day, but Gold and Coins Bounced Back
On Sunday, 21 Tir 1405 (12 July 2026), Iran's markets split two ways: the Tehran Stock Exchange's main index fell 2.51% to 5,055,648 (a 5th straight losing session), while gold and coins rebounded. A gram of 18-karat gold rose 0.93% to 17,638,200 tomans, the Emami coin gained 1.41%, and its premium re-widened to about 4.4 million tomans. The free-market dollar edged up too. Is money rotating out of stocks into safe havens?
Market updateIran Market Pulse: Sunday Morning, July 12, 2026; Gold and Coin Fell Harder Than the Dollar as Global Gold Held Near $4,100
On Saturday, 20 Tir 1405 (11 July 2026), Iran's domestic gold and coin fell harder than the dollar: a gram of 18-karat gold dropped 2.64% to 17,476,100 tomans, the Emami coin slid 3.11%, and the free-market dollar eased 1.92% back to 178,200 tomans, all while global spot gold held near $4,100. The TEDPIX index also shed 2.01%. A bottom, or more correction? A look before today's reopening.
Market updateIran Market Pulse: Saturday Midday, July 11, 2026; Tehran Stock Exchange Sheds 2.12% at Week's Reopening
Tehran Stock Exchange's main index (TEDPIX) fell 109,826 points (2.12%) to 5,177,030 by 10:58 AM Tehran time in the week's first trading session, Saturday, July 11, 2026 (20 Tir 1405), the market's first price reaction to two days of Iran-US military escalation over the weekend and the free-market dollar's jump into the 182,000-toman channel. Global gold held at $4,121 an ounce and bitcoin traded near $64,200.
Market updateIran Market Pulse: Friday Morning, July 10, 2026
After the ceasefire collapsed completely, the US military bombed nearly 90 targets across five Iranian provinces over two straight days, and Iran's health ministry said at least 14 people were killed and 78 wounded; Iran struck US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan with drones and missiles. The free-market dollar neared the 182,000-toman mark, Brent held near $78, and the Tehran bourse is closed on Friday, July 10.
Market updateIran Market Pulse: Thursday Morning, July 9, 2026
Iran's free-market dollar broke through the 180,000-toman channel before dawn on Thursday, July 9, 2026 (18 Tir 1405), reaching 180,195 toman, after Trump declared the US-Iran ceasefire "over" and three tankers were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran's TEDPIX fell 24,741 points on Wednesday, global gold slipped, and Brent jumped above $78.
Market updateIran Market Pulse: Wednesday Morning, July 8, 2026
Wednesday morning, 17 Tir 1405 (July 8, 2026): the US Treasury revoked Iran's dollar oil-sales license overnight, hours after an attack on three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, and Brent crude climbed to about $76.18 by this morning. Tehran's TEDPIX rose 2.4% on Tuesday to 5,311,527 points, and refiners Shepna and Shabandar reacted to the oil jump today. The free-market dollar was trading around 175,300 tomans before the news broke.
Market updateIran Market Pulse: Tuesday Morning, July 7, 2026
Tehran's stock exchange reopened Tuesday, July 7, 2026 (16 Tir 1405), after a three day closure; the index fell about 1% at the open, but by 11am market breadth had improved to 194 advancing symbols against 143 declining. The free market dollar reached 175,700 tomans, 18k gold rose to 17,737,000 tomans, and Bitcoin held near $63,000 after Strategy's record $216 million sale.
AnalysisEthereum Unveils Four-Year Roadmap: Biggest Protocol Rebuild Since The Merge (Monday, July 6, 2026)
Vitalik Buterin unveiled the "Lean Ethereum" roadmap on Saturday, July 4, 2026: a three-to-four-year plan to cut transaction finality from 16 minutes to seconds and harden the network against quantum computers by 2029. Ether traded near $1,791 on Monday, July 6, up nearly 13% for the week.
Market updateIran Market Pulse: Monday Morning, July 6, 2026
On the final day of the Tehran Stock Exchange's three-day closure for the state funeral, parallel markets kept trading: the free-market dollar hit 175,600 tomans, the Emami coin premium jumped over 24% in a month, and global gold climbed back above $4,170. Trading resumes Tuesday, July 7, after Wednesday's green close (TEDPIX at 5,187,000).
NewsUS Bitcoin ETFs Turn Positive After 10-Day Outflow Streak; Bitcoin Tops $62,000 (Sunday, Tir 14, 1405 / July 5, 2026)
US spot Bitcoin ETFs posted a $221.72 million net inflow on Thursday, July 2, 2026, ending a 10-day, $2.7 billion outflow streak, the largest single-day intake in two months. Bitcoin rose 1.74% to $62,512 by Saturday, July 4, and BlackRock's new staked Ethereum fund pulled in $100 million on its debut day.
Market updateIran Market Pulse: Sunday Morning, July 5, 2026
Sunday, 14 Tir 1405 (July 5, 2026) is the second day of a three-day closure of all four of Iran's capital-market pillars for the state funeral of Iran's former Supreme Leader; trading resumes Tuesday, 16 Tir (July 7). Meanwhile OPEC+ meets today on August output, Brent crude trades near $72, and the free-market dollar holds around 175,400 tomans.
Market updateIran Market Pulse: Friday Morning, July 3, 2026
Friday, 12 Tir 1405 (July 3, 2026): A weak June US jobs report (only 57,000 jobs added versus roughly 110,000 to 115,000 expected) weakened the dollar and pushed global gold to about $4,130 per ounce. Brent crude extended its recent decline to about $72.3 a barrel. Tehran's bourse is closed today and yesterday; domestic 18-karat gold reached about 17,475,500 toman (Thursday data).
Market updateIran Market Pulse: The Week That Was and the Week Ahead (June 27 to July 1, 2026)
Iran Market Pulse, week of June 27 to July 1, 2026 (6 to 10 Tir 1405): The free-market dollar jumped about 9%, from 161,500 to roughly 176,000 tomans in a week; gold and coins rose in step, and the Emami coin premium widened about 44% to 7,863,000 tomans. TEDPIX fell 1.95% on Sunday but ended the week up just 0.21% net. All figures current as of Wednesday evening, July 1, 2026 (10 Tir 1405).
Market updateIran Market Pulse: Wednesday Morning, July 1, 2026
Iran Market Pulse, Wednesday morning, July 1, 2026: TEDPIX rose 68,399 points in Tuesday's session to close at 5,127,628, reclaiming the 5.1 million mark. The free-market dollar traded around 172,100 toman and the official agreed rate around 147,305 toman. Global gold hovers below $4,000 and Bitcoin trades around $58,500. All figures as of Tuesday evening, June 30, 2026.
Market updateIran Market Pulse: Tuesday Morning, June 30, 2026
Iran market snapshot for Tuesday morning, 9 Tir 1405: the free-market dollar closed Monday up 5.54% at 170,450 tomans. TEDPIX fell 0.34% to 5,058,126 while the equal-weight index edged up 0.14%. Global gold sits near $3,985/oz after its worst June since 2008. Brent crude at $74.01. Doha nuclear talks continue.
Iran Market Pulse: Monday Morning, Tir 8, 1405 / June 29, 2026
Monday morning, June 29, 2026 (8 Tir 1405): Tehran's TEDPIX fell 100,762 points (−1.95%) to 5,075,593 on Sunday's session with 7.2 trillion tomans of individual-investor net outflow. USD free market: ~173,700 tomans; official (agreed) rate: 146,957 tomans. 18K gold: ~16,886,800 tomans/gram nearing the 17M channel. Emami coin: ~178M tomans. Bitcoin: $59,860. Brent crude: $73.61.
Iran Market Pulse: Sunday Morning, 7 Tir 1405 (June 28, 2026)
On Sunday 7 Tir 1405 (June 28, 2026), Iran's free-market dollar hovered at 166,500 to 167,000 tomans; Emami gold coin reached 166.5M tomans; TEDPIX gained 15,460 points on Saturday to close near 5,176,000; Bitcoin recovered to ~$60,000 from its weekly low; Tether at ~166,400 tomans. Brent crude hit its lowest since late February 2026 as the Strait of Hormuz partially reopened under the US-Iran ceasefire framework.
Market Pulse, Saturday Morning 27 June 2026
Market Pulse, Saturday 27 June 2026 (6 Tir 1405): free-market USD at 161,500 tomans; TSE index closed its last session (23 June) up 1.74% to 5,160,000; Bitcoin at $59,500–$60,100; Brent crude near $72 (-10% weekly post-OFAC); auto market in deep slump; cement 253,000–281,000 tomans per bag.
Iran Market Pulse: Friday Morning, Tir 5, 1405 / June 26, 2026
Friday, Tir 5, 1405 (June 26, 2026): Tehran Stock Exchange closed. Brent crude fell to $74.43/bbl as the US-Iran peace framework continues to ease the war risk premium. Spot gold at $4,007/oz. Bitcoin below $60,000. Domestic 18-karat gold at 16,252,000 tomans (Thursday Tir 4 close).
Iran Market Pulse: Weekly Review, June 20-24, 2026 (30 Khordad to 4 Tir 1405)
A historic week: the Iran-US ceasefire signed June 19, 2026 reopened the Strait of Hormuz, driving Brent crude down to $73.74/bbl by week's end. The Tehran Stock Exchange was closed Wednesday, June 24 (Tasu'a holiday), with a broader trading suspension through Thursday. Gold fell to $3,998.71/oz; Bitcoin at $62,752; free-market dollar near 172,800 tomans (last verified June 13). Full TSE data unavailable due to market closure and suspension.
Iran Market Pulse: Weekly Review, Thursday, 25 June 2026 (4 Tir 1405)
Weekly market review for Iran, covering the week of 30 Khordad to 3 Tir 1405 (20 to 24 June 2026): the TEDPIX touched 5.16 million before a 53,000-point pullback on Wednesday closed the week below 5.1 million. The free-market dollar held at 160,000 to 161,500 tomans. Global gold fell 3.6%. Bitcoin dropped 4.5% weekly. Brent crude fell below $74 to its lowest since late February 2026.