Free-Market Dollar Holds Below 266,000 Tomans Ahead of Monday Noon, Under Last Week's Level

The free-market dollar in Tehran traded between 264,305 and 265,200 tomans around 11:30 on Monday, 20 Mehr 1405 (12 October 2026). TGJU showed one dollar at 2,643,050 rials (264,305 tomans) and had recorded a high for the day of 2,671,000 rials (267,100 tomans). Alanchand put the dollar at 265,200 tomans, which is 500 tomans or 0.19 percent below Sunday's 265,700 tomans, with a 24-hour range of 262,850 to 268,200 tomans.

According to TGJU, on the same weekday last week (Tuesday 14 Mehr) the dollar traded at 268,820 tomans, so today's rate is 1.67 percent lower; Alanchand calculates the weekly decline at 1.72 percent. Over six months, though, Alanchand shows the dollar about 72.32 percent higher. This is a snapshot of the market at 11:30 and rates move through the day.