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.
