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Brent Crosses $90 as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Rise: Iran Market Pulse, Midday Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026; TEDPIX Hits 5.914 Million
Brent crude jumped more than 2.5% on Monday evening, August 17, to cross $90 a barrel, and sits near $91 today, Tuesday, August 18, 2026. The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency reported a fresh maritime incident in the Strait of Hormuz this morning, and Reuters reported Iran has shifted to an "offensive" posture. Meanwhile Tehran's TEDPIX rose 0.28% to 5,914,672 by 11am, while the dollar and domestic gold stayed calm.
Market Pulse, Midday Friday, August 14, 2026: Brent Hits the $88 Range After an Attack on Two ADNOC Ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Near a 4% Weekly Gain
Friday, August 14, 2026: The UAE said Iran targeted two ADNOC ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday evening and called it piracy. Brent crude jumped into the $88 range and, per global market reports, is on course for a nearly 4% weekly gain. Global gold slipped, but Tehran's gold and coin market got more expensive, according to the Tehran Gold and Jewelry Union. Tehran's bourse and free currency market stayed quiet for the weekend.
OPEC and IEA Cut 2026 Oil Demand Forecasts as Brent Slips to the $88 Channel; Iran Market Pulse, Thursday Midday, 22 Mordad 1405
Thursday midday, 22 Mordad 1405 (Aug 13, 2026): OPEC and the IEA cut their 2026 oil demand forecasts over the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and Brent fell about half a percent to $88.51. Hormuz traffic fell to just 8 vessels Tuesday. Tehran's bourse and Farabourse are closed today, and the dollar and gold saw only limited moves in the parallel markets.
Dollar Snaps Five Day Slide, Tops 187,000 Tomans as Emami Coin Premium Jumps More Than 50 Percent Overnight; Market Pulse, Midday Wednesday, Mordad 21, 1405
Midday Wednesday, Mordad 21, 1405 (August 12, 2026): Tehran's free market dollar jumped 1.19 percent to 187,800 tomans, snapping its five day slide, while the Emami gold coin's premium jumped 51.67 percent overnight to about 4,227,000 tomans. Tehran's TEDPIX closed at a record in the 5.7 million point channel yesterday and was still holding that range this morning. Global gold traded near $4,400 and Brent crude near $90.
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: Monday Midday, August 10, 2026; TEDPIX Sets Fresh Record, Tops 5.62 Million Points
By midday Monday, 19 Mordad 1405 (August 10, 2026), Tehran's TEDPIX index broke through 5,622,272 points for a fresh all time high (up 1.12 percent as of 11am), while the free market dollar held flat at 185,600 tomans for a second straight day and Brent crude notched a third day of gains toward $84 on continued Strait of Hormuz uncertainty.
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: Friday Midday, August 7, 2026; Gold and Silver Jump Ahead of the US Jobs Report as Gold Hits $4,289
At midday Friday, 16 Mordad 1405 (August 7, 2026), with the Tehran Stock Exchange closed for the week, global spot gold rose about 1.1% to $4,289 an ounce and silver jumped more than 3% to near $63.70, both ahead of the US July jobs report due at 16:00 Tehran time, which could sharpen the outlook for Fed rate policy. Brent crude traded near $83.40 as Strait of Hormuz tensions persisted.
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: Sunday Morning, 11 Mordad 1405 / 2 August 2026; After the Strike Cancellation, Tether Fell 1.72 Percent
The free-market dollar closed Saturday 10 Mordad 1405 (1 August 2026) at 193,700 tomans, a fourth record in two weeks. On Saturday night Trump announced he had cancelled a planned strike and that a framework including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz was agreed. Sunday's first prices opened lower: tether down 1.72 percent at 192,006 tomans and traded 18-karat gold down 1.58 percent at 18,475,100 tomans, while global gold had not fallen.
Iran Market Pulse: Friday Midday, July 24, 2026; Global Gold Steadies Near $4,046 as Money Rotates Toward Risk
Iran's domestic markets are closed on Friday, 24 July 2026 (2 Mordad 1405), so the only live board is the global one, and it shows a rotation: spot gold steadied near $4,046 (about $100 below this week's record) while Bitcoin climbed to around $65,650. The Strait of Hormuz war-risk premium is draining out, and money is turning from the safe haven toward risk.
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).
