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Cars | News

Iran's New Car Market Directive Was Published Today, Wednesday, September 23, 2026: Cars Rated F May Not Raise Their Price, and the Tara Automatic V4 Trades at 3.4 Billion Tomans

Iran's Competition Council issued the updated passenger car directive, amended through September 15, 2026, and its full text was published on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. The key change turns the "competitiveness index" into a filter on price increases: each domestic or assembled car is measured against the average price of at least three…

8 min read | 23 September

General | Market update

Iran Market Pulse, Sunday, September 20, 2026 Reports a Session in Which the Tehran Stock Exchange Main Index Fell 1.44 Percent and Closed Below 7.45 Million Points for the First Time Since September 14

Tehran's bourse opened Saturday, 19 September 2026 higher and closed red: the Tehran Stock Exchange main index fell 108,890 points, or 1.44 percent, to 7,448,843. That is the largest one session drop across the 20 sessions our recorded series covers, and its first close below 7.45 million points since Monday, 14 September. Currency, gold and coin…

25 min read | 20 September

Cars | News

Iran Limits Used-Car Imports to Model Years 2021 to 2023; Since That Import Was Freed on 20 August, the Free-Market Dollar Has Risen 40,860 Tomans (Saturday, 19 September 2026)

Iran's Comprehensive Trade System said on 19 September 2026 that a used car cleared for import registration must be more than 3 and less than 5 years old, so only model years 2021, 2022 and 2023 qualify in 1405. Parliament freed these imports on 20 August with a 20,000-unit annual cap, stating the goal of helping balance prices. Over that…

10 min read | 19 September

General | Market update

In Shahrivar, Tehran's Large Caps Pulled Ahead of the Small Ones: Headline Index 24.5 Percent, Equal-Weight Index 16.5 Percent, an 8 Point Gap in Iran Market Pulse for Saturday, September 19, 2026

From 1 to 25 Shahrivar 1405 (23 August to 16 September 2026) Tehran's headline index rose 24.5 percent while the equal-weight index, representing small and mid caps, rose 16.5 percent; the gap is 8 percentage points. On 25 Shahrivar the headline index gained 0.47 percent to a record 7,557,642 points while the equal-weight index fell 0.07…

24 min read | 19 September

General | Market update

Iran Market Pulse, Wednesday, September 16, 2026: Retail Investors Bought a Net 10.2 Billion Shares, the Most Since 17 August, and the Tehran Stock Exchange Index Set a Fresh Record at 7,521,959

On Tuesday, 24 Shahrivar 1405 (15 September 2026), retail investors were net buyers of 10,221 million shares on the Tehran Stock Exchange; in our recorded 30 day window only 17 August was larger. The main index rose 128,712 points, or 1.74 percent, to close at 7,521,959, and SENA reports 34 industry indices closed higher against 11 the session…

28 min read | 16 September

General | Market update

Tehran's count of rising industry indices fell from 36 to 11 in one session and the main index lost 38,179 points; Iran Market Pulse, Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Tehran's main index closed Monday, 23 Shahrivar 1405 (14 September 2026) down 38,179 points, or 0.51 percent, at 7,393,272, ending a seven session run of higher closes. SENA reported that 11 industry indices rose in the same session, against 36 the day before and 40 on Saturday. Outside the exchange the free market dollar gained 1.18 percent and…

28 min read | 15 September

General | Market update

Tehran's Main Index Set a Seventh Consecutive Record at 7,431,450 Points; Iran Market Pulse, Monday, September 14, 2026 notes its last red close was on 13 Shahrivar

In Sunday's session, 22 Shahrivar 1405 / 13 September 2026, the Tehran Stock Exchange main index (TEDPIX) rose 153,863 points, or 2.11 percent, to close at 7,431,450 and set a seventh consecutive record. The last session this index closed lower was 13 Shahrivar, seven trading sessions ago. In the same session the free market dollar fell 2.32…

27 min read | 14 September

General | Market update

Iran Market Pulse opens on the Farabourse, Sunday, September 13, 2026: 72 percent of Saturday's Farabourse turnover went to government debt as the Tehran bourse index set a sixth straight record at 7,277,556

Iran Market Pulse for Sunday, September 13, 2026, before the Tehran bourse opens: in Saturday's session, 61.07 trillion tomans of the Farabourse's 85.31 trillion tomans of turnover, or 71.6 percent, was traded in 22 government debt tickers, a sum by itself 1.39 times the entire Tehran Stock Exchange turnover. The main index rose 2.18 percent to…

22 min read | 13 September

General | Market update

Tehran's One Month Gold and Coin Rally Was Not the Ounce's Doing: Ounce Zero Percent, 18 Karat Gold 26.7 and the Coin 27.5 Percent (Iran Market Pulse, Saturday 21 Shahrivar 1405 / 12 September 2026)

Iran Market Pulse, Saturday 21 Shahrivar 1405 (12 September 2026), before the bourse opens: over the month to today spot gold went from $4,351.71 to $4,350.36, down 0.03 percent, while 18 karat gold rose 26.74 percent, the Emami coin 27.51 and the free market dollar 26.18. The last session, Wednesday 18 Shahrivar, closed TEDPIX at a record…

21 min read | 12 September

Cars | News

Iran Khodro opens its 15th priority sale round with 25,200 cars; the factory to market gap on the Dena Plus automatic is at least 638 million tomans (Wednesday, September 9, 2026)

Iran Khodro opened the 15th round of its priority based car sale at noon on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 (18 Shahrivar 1405), with 25,200 vehicles on offer. The same day, the Dena Plus turbocharged automatic traded at 3.25 billion tomans on the open market according to Sahmino's own recorded prices, against a factory price of 2,611,774,900…

8 min read | 9 September

General | Market update

Tehran's main index crosses 7 million points for the first time on a day retail investors turned net buyers; Iran Market Pulse, Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Iran Market Pulse, Wednesday, 18 Shahrivar 1405 (September 9, 2026): the TSE main index rose 167,328 points, or 2.42 percent, to 7,074,945 on Tuesday 17 Shahrivar, crossing 7 million for the first time in the market's history, on a day retail investors turned net buyers after three sessions of net selling. The same day 18-carat gold rose 2.43…

24 min read | 9 September

General | Market update

In a week the Tehran Stock Exchange index rose 359,000 points, 51 percent of that ground was covered in a single session; Iran Market Pulse, Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Iran Market Pulse, Tuesday, 17 Shahrivar 1405 (8 September 2026): the Tehran Stock Exchange index gained 359,685 points in the seven days to Monday's close, and 51.2 percent of that ground was covered in Monday's session alone, a 184,042 point gain of 2.74 percent that Boursenews called the index's largest daily rise. The same day the Emami gold…

21 min read | 8 September

General | Market update

Iran Market Pulse, Monday, 16 Shahrivar 1405 (7 September 2026): over the past month the coin returned 25.4 percent, bitcoin 22.7, the bourse 21.8 and the free dollar 20; TEDPIX set a fresh record on Sunday at 6,723,576

Iran Market Pulse, 16 Shahrivar 1405 (7 September 2026): in Sahmino's own series, the one month return from 17 Mordad to 15 Shahrivar (8 August to 6 September 2026) was 25.4 percent for the Emami coin, 22.7 for bitcoin, 21.8 for TEDPIX and 20.0 for the free dollar, so even a record month left the bourse behind the coin. On Sunday TEDPIX rose…

21 min read | 7 September

General | Market update

From 1 Shahrivar to today the free dollar rose 27,305 tomans and the last rate below 200,000 was set that day; Iran Market Pulse, Sunday, September 6, 2026, and TEDPIX set a record past 6.6 million units

Iran Market Pulse, Sunday 6 September 2026: the last time the free dollar closed below 200,000 tomans was 1 Shahrivar (23 August), at 199,900 tomans. On Saturday it closed at 227,205 tomans, 27,305 tomans and 13.7 percent higher in thirteen days. That same session TEDPIX rose 1.50 percent to 6,601,286 units, past 6.6 million for the first time…

22 min read | 6 September

General | Market update

Iran's Two Dollar Rates Drift 4 Points Wider This Week as TEDPIX Ends Its 20-Session Rally in the Red; Market Pulse, Saturday, September 5, 2026

Market Pulse, Sep 5, 2026: the gap between Iran's free dollar (221,060 tomans) and official rate (160,022 tomans) widened from 34.5% to about 38.1%, the Emami coin premium hit a weeks-low (189,000 tomans), and TEDPIX fell 1.21% to 6,503,971 points Wednesday, ending a 20-session rally as retail investors pulled out roughly 5,600 billion tomans. A…

15 min read | 5 September

General | Market update

Dollar Hits Record 209,300 Tomans, Brent Tops $90 as Iran-US Tension Escalates; Iran Market Pulse, Tuesday, 10 Shahrivar 1405 / September 1, 2026: TEDPIX Sets Fresh Record Anyway

Iran Market Pulse, Tuesday, 10 Shahrivar 1405 (September 1, 2026): Tehran's free market dollar hit a record 209,300 tomans Monday evening and Brent crude topped $90, as the US struck Iran's Larak Island and Iran hit back at bases in Jordan and the UAE. TEDPIX still closed up 0.49% at a record 6,547,932 points Monday, even as retail investors…

15 min read | 1 September

General | Market update

Tehran Bourse's Biggest-Ever IPO Opens Today; Iran Market Pulse, Monday, 9 Shahrivar 1405: The Dollar Gained 6,110 Tomans in a Week, TEDPIX Set a New Record

Today, Monday, 9 Shahrivar 1405 (August 31, 2026), Taban Petrochemical's shares, 4.6875 billion of them, go public in the largest IPO in Tehran Stock Exchange history. It comes right after a week in which TEDPIX jumped 2.03 percent Saturday to a record 6,516,184 points and the free-market dollar climbed 6,110 tomans (3.06 percent), from 199,900…

13 min read | 31 August

Cars | Analysis

Iran's Administrative Court Annuls Competition Council's Car Down-Payment Rule; Saipa and Iran Khodro Give Conflicting Codal Disclosures

Iran's Administrative Court of Justice annulled Competition Council Resolution 473, known in the auto industry as the "inflation-share rule," on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. The resolution had locked a car buyer's pre-sale down payment in as a fixed share of the price at registration. Saipa's August 22 Codal disclosure said the annulment is…

8 min read | 30 August

General | Market update

Iran Market Pulse, Morning, Sunday, August 30, 2026: TEDPIX Jumps 2.03% to a Record 6,516,157 as Global Gold Steadies After Friday's 3% Drop and the Coin Hits a New High

Tehran's TEDPIX jumped 2.03% on Saturday, 29 August 2026, to a fresh record of 6,516,157 points, its best week in ten weeks. Global gold steadied around $4,454 after Thursday night's 3%-plus drop, while Tehran's free-market dollar rose 2.7% to 206,010 tomans, pushing the Emami coin to a fresh record of 218,010,000 tomans. Mordad's year-on-year…

13 min read | 30 August

General | Market update

Tehran Stock Exchange Closes the Week at a Record 6,386,576 Points the Same Night Global Gold Drops 3 Percent on Fed Remarks: Market Pulse, Morning of Saturday, August 29, 2026

Tehran's benchmark TEDPIX index rose 2.6 percent on Wednesday, August 26 (4 Shahrivar) to a record 6,386,576 points, capping a roughly 5.4 percent weekly gain. But on Friday night, August 28 (6 Shahrivar), hawkish remarks from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh at Jackson Hole sent global gold down 3.08 percent to $4,458.89 and pulled bitcoin back toward…

11 min read | 29 August

General | Market update

Global Gold at a Three-Month High as the Dollar Sits Near a Multi-Month Low; Market Pulse, Friday Morning, Aug 28, 2026; Tehran's Bourse Closed With Its Record 6,386,000-Point Week

Friday morning, Aug 28, 2026 (6 Shahrivar 1405): Tehran's bourse and commodity exchange are closed, but global gold, which hit a three-month high of $4,696 on Monday, trades at $4,580 today, the dollar sits near a multi-month low and bitcoin holds near $80,000. In Tehran, TEDPIX closed the week at a record 6,386,577 points and the free-market…

15 min read | 28 August

General | Market update

As the Global Dollar Nears a Multi Month Low, Gold Holds Near a Three Month High and Bitcoin Nears $80,000; Tehran's 18 Karat Gold Hits a Record 21,746,400 Tomans (Market Pulse, Morning, Friday, 6 Shahrivar 1405)

Tehran's bourse is closed this Friday morning, 6 Shahrivar 1405, but parallel markets are hot: global gold, which traded at $4,590 to $4,600 on Thursday, its highest in more than three months, eased slightly to $4,580 this morning; the US Dollar Index is down 1.69 percent over the past month, near a multi month low, and bitcoin has reached…

15 min read | 28 August

General | Market update

Dozens of Large Stocks Hit Buy Queues as TEDPIX Sets a Fresh Record; Iran Market Pulse, Midday Wednesday, Shahrivar 4, 1405 (August 26, 2026); Bitcoin Retreats From a Three-Month High Above $81,000, Iran Oil Exports Fall to About 300,000 Barrels a Day

Today, Wednesday, Shahrivar 4, 1405 (August 26, 2026), TEDPIX rose 2.52% (156,870 points) by 10:59 am to a record 6,380,749 points; dozens of large stocks, including Bank Tejarat, National Iranian Copper, Isfahan Oil Refining and Persian Gulf Petrochemical, stayed in buy queues. Bitcoin slipped from yesterday's $81,131 peak, its highest since…

11 min read | 26 August

General | Market update

Tehran's Main Index Jumped 1.85 Percent Today to a Record High; Iran Market Pulse, Tuesday Midday, Shahrivar 3, 1405; Bitcoin Topped $81,000 as China's Iran Oil Imports Fell to a Multi-Month Low

Tehran's TEDPIX index jumped 1.85 percent (112,999 points) by 10:59 am Tehran time today, Tuesday, Shahrivar 3, 1405 (August 25, 2026), to 6,212,955 points, an all-time high; the equal-weight index rose 1.36 percent and Farabourse 1.3 percent. Bitcoin topped $81,148 overnight and China's Iran oil imports fell to about 534,000 barrels a day in…

14 min read | 25 August

General | Market update

Market Pulse, Midday Monday, Shahrivar 2, 1405; The Dollar Crosses 201,000 Tomans and TEDPIX Sets a Fresh Record, Hours After Bessent Announces Washington's Largest Economic Attack on Iran

The free market dollar reached 201,810 tomans on Sahmino's board today, Monday, Shahrivar 2, 1405, and 18 karat gold set a fresh record with a 2.63 percent gain, while TEDPIX also built a third straight record high. The simultaneous jump in both safe haven and risk assets came hours after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the start…

13 min read | 24 August

General | Market update

18-Karat Gold Hits a Second Straight Record, Tops 21 Million Tomans; Iran Market Pulse, Midday Sunday, August 23, 2026, TEDPIX Nears 6.1 Million Points

Eighteen-karat gold in Tehran hit 21,469,200 tomans today, Sunday, 1 Shahrivar 1405 (August 23, 2026), a second straight record, up about 4.7 percent from Saturday. TEDPIX reached 6,099,092 points in trading today, Tether's toman price jumped nearly 1.3 percent, and markets await tomorrow's US sanctions package.

16 min read | 23 August

General | Market update

6,066,678 Points: Tehran's TEDPIX Breaks Through 6 Million for the First Time, Iran Market Pulse, Midday Saturday, Mordad 31, 1405 (August 22, 2026); US and UAE Both Ratchet Up Pressure on Iran

Midday Saturday, Mordad 31, 1405 (August 22, 2026): Tehran's TEDPIX jumped 1.91% to 6,066,678 points, breaking through 6 million for the first time; Farabourse rose 1.77%. In parallel, the US Treasury Secretary vowed the "toughest sanctions in history" on Iran, the UAE suspended all trade and financial ties with Iran "until further notice," and…

12 min read | 22 August

Cars | News

Saipa Opens Non-Lottery Registration for Quick, Aria and Pars Nova from Sunday, August 23; Its Stock Hits a One-Year High on a Seventh Straight Up Session

From 10am Sunday, August 23, 2026 (1 Shahrivar 1405), Saipa opens non-lottery registration for regular applicants to buy the Quick GX-L, Quick S, Aria and Pars Nova, drawing on leftover capacity from the youth-population quota; prices are non-final and delivery runs from September 2026 into around October-November 2027. The same week, Saipa's…

6 min read | 21 August

Cars | News

Bahman Motor Opens a Five-Model Auction on Saturday, August 22; Mazda3 Below Market Price as Its Stock Is Up 90 Percent Over the Past Year

Per its official notice, Bahman Motor is auctioning five passenger cars (Mazda3, Shuval 6, Respect Prime, Fidelity Elite and Fidelity Prestige) from Saturday, August 22 through Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (31 Mordad to 4 Shahrivar 1405) via auction.bahman.ir, per Donya-e-Eqtesad and Ecoiran, citing Mehr News; base prices are typically below the…

7 min read | 21 August

General | Market update

Bitcoin Jumped Nearly 10 Percent Overnight to Cross $76,000, Global Gold Neared $4,560; Iran Market Pulse, Midday Friday, August 21, 2026

Bitcoin climbed nearly 10% in a day to reach $76,505 by 10:52 a.m. Tehran time today, Friday, 30 Mordad 1405; global gold hit $4,567.72. Wall Street fell overnight (Nasdaq down 1%). The Tehran Stock Exchange and Farabourse are closed today and tomorrow; in Tehran, 18-karat gold neared 20 million tomans and the Emami coin neared 200 million tomans.

13 min read | 21 August

General | Market update

Trump Vows the "Most Crushing" Sanctions Yet on Iran; Iran Market Pulse, Midday Thursday, Aug 20, 2026: Global Gold Breaks Above $4,500 as Dollar, Gold and Coin Rise Together

Trump said early Thursday, August 20, 2026, that he will soon unveil the "most crushing economic action" in history against Iran, as Strait of Hormuz diplomacy stalled again and confirmed tanker transits fell 17 percent. Global gold broke above $4,500 for the first time in two months, trading near $4,485 by 11am Tehran time; Tehran's free-market…

13 min read | 20 August

General | Market update

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…

11 min read | 18 August

General | Market update

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…

11 min read | 17 August

General | Market update

Emami Coin's Premium, Days After Spiking, Shrank 16.6 Percent Overnight; Iran Market Pulse, Midday Sunday, August 16, 2026

The Emami gold coin's premium, which had jumped more than 50 percent less than two weeks earlier, fell 16.61 percent (about 602,000 tomans) from the prior day on the evening of Saturday, August 15, 2026, to 3,625,000 tomans; Tehran's gold and coin market was broadly lower Sunday, August 16. Meanwhile TEDPIX was essentially flat at midday Sunday…

14 min read | 16 August

General | Market update

No Crude Tanker Crossed the Strait of Hormuz for the First Time, Brent Hits $88; Iran Market Pulse, Midday Saturday, August 15, 2026

Saturday, August 15, 2026 (24 Mordad 1405): Reuters, citing an energy shipping data service shipping data, reported that no crude tanker crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Friday. A third ADNOC vessel was attacked in under two days, and Trump said he would declare Hormuz US "territory." Brent hit $88.52 a barrel at 4:53 am today. Tehran's TEDPIX…

11 min read | 15 August

Cars | News

Iran to Roll Out a 400 Million Toman Loan for Replacing Worn-Out Cars Next Week; Gap to the Cheapest New Car Still Tops 500 Million Tomans (Friday, 23 Mordad 1405)

Farshad Moghimi, deputy industry minister and head of Iran's IDRO, said Friday, 23 Mordad 1405 (August 14, 2026) that a revised bylaw on replacing worn-out ("frasudeh") cars takes effect next week, offering up to 400 million tomans in bank financing per vehicle. That sum, plus up to 180 million tomans in scrappage certificates, still falls more…

7 min read | 14 August

General | Market update

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…

9 min read | 14 August

General | Market update

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…

14 min read | 13 August

General | Market update

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…

13 min read | 12 August

General | Market update

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…

13 min read | 11 August

Cars | Analysis

Tehran's Dollar Slipped to the 186,000 Toman Channel on Sunday; Iran's Car Market Did Not Follow, and Some Models Got Pricier (18 Mordad 1405)

On Sunday, 18 Mordad 1405 (August 9, 2026), Iran's free-market dollar slipped to around 186,000 tomans in Tehran, its lowest level in weeks and well off its Tir-month (June/July) record. Iran's car market did not track the move: the Tara Automatic V4 and the manual Peugeot 207 both got pricier the same day, even as most assembled and imported…

6 min read | 9 August

General | Market update

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…

13 min read | 8 August

General | Market update

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…

10 min read | 7 August

General | Market update

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…

20 min read | 5 August

General | Market update

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…

16 min read | 4 August

General | Market update

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…

16 min read | 4 August

Cars | News

861,285 Applicants for 53,900 Cars: Odds in Iran Khodro's Ordinary Lottery Scheme Fall to 2.22 Percent (Monday, 3 August 2026)

In Iran Khodro's fourteenth sales round, whose lottery was drawn on Saturday 10 Mordad 1405 (1 August 2026), 861,285 people registered for 53,900 vehicles. In the ordinary scheme, 729,101 applicants competed for 16,170 units, a win rate of 2.22 percent, or one person in 45. But the prize has shrunk too: the gap between market and factory price…

10 min read | 3 August

General | Market update

Iran Market Pulse: Thursday Morning, 1 Mordad 1405 (23 July 2026); Brent Jumps Toward $96 and Gold Ends the Week at a Two-Week High

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…

14 min read | 23 July

General | Market update

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…

12 min read | 22 July

General | Market update

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…

12 min read | 21 July

General | Market update

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…

11 min read | 21 July

General | Market update

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…

11 min read | 20 July

General | Market update

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…

11 min read | 20 July

General | Market update

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 Tir 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…

12 min read | 19 July

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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 1405 (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…

11 min read | 19 July

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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…

11 min read | 18 July

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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…

11 min read | 18 July

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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…

13 min read | 17 July

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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…

11 min read | 16 July

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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…

12 min read | 16 July

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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…

11 min read | 15 July

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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…

11 min read | 15 July

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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…

12 min read | 14 July

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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…

9 min read | 13 July

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Iran 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…

9 min read | 12 July

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Iran 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…

11 min read | 10 July

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Iran 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.

13 min read | 9 July

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Iran 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 5,311,524 points, and refiners Shepna and Shabandar reacted to the oil…

13 min read | 8 July

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Iran 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…

11 min read | 7 July

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Iran 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).

10 min read | 6 July

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Iran 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.

12 min read | 5 July

Cars | Analysis

Free Trade Zone Plate Conversion Fee Rises to 100% of Customs Value; Up From 90% Under Iran's 1405 Budget (Saturday, July 4, 2026)

The fee to convert an Iranian free trade zone vehicle plate (Kish, Qeshm, Arvand, Chabahar, Mako) to a national plate has risen to 100% of customs value under the 1405 (2026/27) budget law, up from 90% through the end of 1404, per reports published June 29, 2026. Separately, traffic police have denied claims of a permanent, unrestricted nationwide…

5 min read | 4 July

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Iran 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…

15 min read | 2 July

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Iran 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…

8 min read | 1 July

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Iran 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.

7 min read | 30 June

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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.…

10 min read | 29 June

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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…

12 min read | 28 June

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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 to $60,100; Brent crude near $72 (-10% weekly post-OFAC); auto market in deep slump; cement 253,000 to 281,000 tomans per bag.

14 min read | 27 June

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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…

11 min read | 25 June

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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…

12 min read | 25 June

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