Tehran Stock Exchange erases 85,000-point morning drop, index posts a 12th straight gain on Wednesday

Tehran's benchmark TEDPIX index fell around 85,000 points in the first ten minutes of trading on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 (28 Mordad 1405), slipping to about 5,862,000 points, before demand pulled it fully back. The index closed up 0.08 percent at 5,952,488 points, its 12th consecutive daily gain, according to Donya-e-Eqtesad. The equal-weighted index rose 0.78 percent to roughly 1,686,000 points, its 21st straight day of gains.

Total turnover in shares, rights and equity funds reached about 33,500 billion tomans on the day. Real (retail) investors were still net sellers, pulling out roughly 131 billion tomans, even as 66 percent of listed symbols traded higher and 34 percent traded lower.