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Iran Market Pulse, Midday Monday, August 17, 2026: TEDPIX Jumps 2.3% Past 5.898 Million as Gold and Coin Retreat
Tehran Stock Exchange's TEDPIX index jumped 2.3 percent (132,479 points) from yesterday's close by 11 a.m. today, Monday, August 17, 2026, reaching a fresh record of 5,898,860 points, while the equal weighted index rose 2.28 percent. In the same hours, gold and coin prices in Tehran eased and the Emami coin's premium kept deflating, while the free market dollar held near 186,680 tomans with no significant change.
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: Saturday Midday, August 8, 2026; Tehran Bourse Opens the Week With a 2.3% Jump, Tops 5.5 Million Points
By midday Saturday, 17 Mordad 1405 (August 8, 2026), Tehran's main TEDPIX index jumped 2.34% (126,478 points) in the week's first session, clearing 5.5 million points to stand at 5,534,379; an extension of a week that closed with roughly 7% gains and over 13 trillion tomans of retail inflows. Meanwhile the dollar and gold stayed quiet, and the US Treasury sanctioned two Iran-linked crypto exchanges.
Iran Market Pulse: Wednesday Midday, August 5, 2026; TEDPIX Up 2.44% and Past 5.4 Million Points
In its first session after the Arbaeen holiday, the Tehran Stock Exchange main index rose 128,784 points, or 2.44%, past the 5.4 million mark to 5,406,137 by 11:05 on Wednesday 14 Mordad 1405 (5 August 2026). Almost the entire gain was booked in the first five minutes of trading. The free-market dollar retreated from Monday's level, 18-karat gold gained 0.99%, and Brent, below $79 in the morning, was back at $80.20 by midday.
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: 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 Morning, July 27, 2026; TEDPIX Added 107,877 Points and Reclaimed the 5 Million Channel
The Tehran Stock Exchange main index closed Sunday, 4 Mordad 1405 (26 July 2026) at 5,002,330 points, up 107,877 points or 2.20 percent, back inside the five million channel. The same day the free-market dollar fell 1.72 percent to 186,500 tomans and 18-karat gold dropped 2.1 percent to 17,878,900 tomans, while spot gold stood 0.89 percent higher at $4,088 this Monday morning. The gold-bar auction margin deadline falls today.
Iran Market Pulse: Sunday Midday, July 26, 2026; TEDPIX Gapped 80,000 Units at the Open and Closed to Within 23,000 of 5 Million
The Tehran Stock Exchange's TEDPIX index opened Sunday, 4 Mordad 1405 (26 July 2026) with an 80,560 unit jump already recorded in its first print at 09:05, and stood at 4,977,231 by 11:05, up 1.69 percent from Saturday's close and less than 23,000 units below the 5 million mark. Here is the point: only 2,218 units were added across two hours of continuous trading, meaning roughly 97 percent of today's gain was priced before the first trade. The equal weighted index rose 2.08 percent.
Iran Market Pulse: Saturday Midday, 25 July 2026; the Bourse Extends a Third Green Session, TEDPIX Near 4,894,000
With the dollar and gold sitting still, the number that actually moved today was in stocks: by around 11:00 a.m. Tehran time on Saturday, 3 Mordad 1405 (25 July 2026), Tehran's TEDPIX index was up about 0.2% at roughly 4,894,000 points, extending a third straight green session. The free-market dollar held near 193,100 toman, the traded gram of gold was near 19,770,000 toman and barely changed, and Brent crude recovered about 0.7% to 96.8 dollars after Friday's drop.
