Tehran's bourse closes Saturday down 0.4 percent at 5,054,000 units as the equal weighted index again outperforms

The Tehran Stock Exchange's main index ended trading on Saturday, 1 August 2026 (10 Mordad 1405), down 20,437 points, or 0.4 percent, at 5,054,000 units. More than 1,300 billion tomans of retail money left the equity market on the day, with another estimate putting the outflow at about 1,400 billion tomans.

Trading on the first session of the week was shaped by concern over an escalation of regional military tensions, after a report that a fresh plan to strike Iran was under consideration. Even so, the gap between large and small caps persisted: the equal weighted index outperformed the main index for a fourth consecutive session, a sign that demand is still tilting toward small and mid sized listings. According to the capital market news agency, the indices of 22 industries rose on the same day.

The Tehran bourse had returned to the 5 million unit channel in recent sessions, with the equal weighted index setting an all time record. Retail turnover in shares and equity funds passed 26,500 billion tomans on the day.