Iran's free-market dollar holds in the 192,000 toman channel as the Emami coin nears 185 million tomans

Iran's gold, currency and coin markets held the previous day's levels in evening trade on Monday, August 3, 2026. The free-market dollar was quoted at 192,880 tomans at 19:59 on Monday, August 3, about 1 percent higher than the day before, while the tavafoqi (agreed-rate) dollar traded at 192,920 tomans.

In the domestic market at the same hour, the Emami coin stood at 184,995,000 tomans, up 0.55 percent, and one mesghal of cash-settled melted gold was 79,575,000 tomans, meaning melted gold failed to break into the 80 million toman channel. A gram of 18-carat gold was quoted at 18,382,000 tomans.

On global markets, spot gold traded at 4,032 dollars an ounce at 21:22 on Monday, August 3, down 0.3 percent, while Brent crude fell more than 5 percent to around 83 dollars. The drop in oil followed the announcement that talks between Iran and the United States would resume.