Melted Gold's 172 Percent Return Tops Iran's Markets for the Year, Tehran Stocks' 62 Percent Leads Since the Start of 1405

According to EcoIran, published Saturday, August 22, 2026 (31 Mordad 1405), a review of returns across Iran's investment markets shows melted gold delivered the highest one year return at 172 percent, followed by the stock market at 145 percent and the Emami gold coin at 141 percent; the half coin rose 137 percent, the quarter coin 112 percent, and 18 karat gold about 105 percent. In the currency market over the same period, the havaleh (transfer) dollar rose 124 percent, the free market dollar 103 percent, tether 100 percent, and the dirham 99 percent.

Since the start of the Iranian year 1405, the picture differs: the Tehran Stock Exchange leads with a 62 percent return, well ahead of other assets, while the havaleh dollar is up 23 percent, the UAE dirham 22 percent, tether 21 percent, and melted gold 20 percent. The Emami coin has returned 13 percent since the start of the year, while global spot gold and the quarter coin, both down about 2 percent, were the only underperforming assets in the comparison. EcoIran reported that in the final week of Mordad, melted gold's 12.4 percent gain and the stock index's 5.7 percent gain were the strongest weekly returns.