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Tehran's Gold and Silver Funds Jumped Up to 6.1% Today While Global Bullion Barely Moved (Saturday, August 22, 2026)

On Saturday, August 22, 2026, at least 10 Tehran Stock Exchange gold and silver funds rose between 4.4% and 6.1%, several hitting their highest closes since May or June, while global gold held near $4,607 an ounce and silver near $69 an ounce, both essentially flat. Tehran's Emami gold coin rose 4.76% and 18-karat gold 5.7%, both far outpacing the 1.74% rise in the free-market dollar.

Sahmino editorialAug 22, 20267 min read
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Market Pulse, Midday Friday, August 14, 2026: Brent Hits the $88 Range After an Attack on Two ADNOC Ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Near a 4% Weekly Gain

Friday, August 14, 2026: The UAE said Iran targeted two ADNOC ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday evening and called it piracy. Brent crude jumped into the $88 range and, per global market reports, is on course for a nearly 4% weekly gain. Global gold slipped, but Tehran's gold and coin market got more expensive, according to the Tehran Gold and Jewelry Union. Tehran's bourse and free currency market stayed quiet for the weekend.

Sahmino editorialAug 14, 20269 min read
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Iran Market Pulse: Sunday Morning, 11 Mordad 1405 / 2 August 2026; After the Strike Cancellation, Tether Fell 1.72 Percent

The free-market dollar closed Saturday 10 Mordad 1405 (1 August 2026) at 193,700 tomans, a fourth record in two weeks. On Saturday night Trump announced he had cancelled a planned strike and that a framework including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz was agreed. Sunday's first prices opened lower: tether down 1.72 percent at 192,006 tomans and traded 18-karat gold down 1.58 percent at 18,475,100 tomans, while global gold had not fallen.

Sahmino editorialAug 2, 202617 min read
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Iran Market Pulse: Tuesday Morning, 28 July 2026; The Coin Premium Widened 32.7% in a Single Day

On Monday, 5 Mordad 1405 (27 July 2026), everyone watched the dollar, which rose 0.8%. The number that actually jumped was the Emami coin premium: up 32.73% in one day to 4,745,000 tomans, on a night when spot gold fell 0.81%. Gold rose 1.85% a gram, the Emami coin 2.21%, TEDPIX closed 49,738 points higher at 5,052,068, and bitcoin shed 2.65% ahead of the Fed. Today at 14:00 Tehran time the gold bullion auction is held.

Sahmino editorialJul 28, 202612 min read
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Iran Market Pulse: Saturday Morning, 25 July 2026; Global Gold Slid $100 from Its Record, but Domestic Gold Rose

The week opens on a divergence: as of Saturday morning, 3 Mordad 1405 (25 July 2026), spot gold traded near $4,050 an ounce, about $100 below this week's $4,150 record, yet Iran's domestic market rose on Friday against the global trend, with a gram of 18-karat gold reaching roughly 18.9 million toman and the Emami coin near 189 million toman. The free-market dollar held near 193,000 toman, and the Tehran Stock Exchange reopens today after two green sessions.

Sahmino editorialJul 25, 202610 min read