Iran Mercantile Exchange's Weekly Commodity Deposit Certificate Trading Value Tops 8 Trillion Tomans

According to Kalakhabar, the Iran Mercantile Exchange's own news outlet, 7,583,000 commodity deposit certificates worth more than 8 trillion tomans were traded on the exchange in the week ending 16 Mordad 1405 (August 7, 2026). The report said investors in this market are turning to certificates beyond gold and silver, including saffron, copper, bitumen, rebar, and zinc and lead ingots. Kalakhabar also said the record for silver bullion deposits into the exchange's vault was broken during the same week.