Iran Market Pulse: Monday Midday, 20 July 2026; Tehran Stocks Turn Green After Seven Red Sessions as the Dollar Steadies Near 193,000 Tomans

After seven consecutive red sessions, Tehran's stock market turned green today and climbed back into positive territory. The overall index posted its first green session, up about one point six percent. In trading, the index climbed to around four million eight hundred thirty three thousand. Demand returned to banking, pharma, food, base metals and cement groups. In currency, the gap between the free and agreed dollar is near twenty eight percent. The free-market dollar held steady today around one hundred ninety three thousand tomans. Each gram of eighteen karat gold traded near eighteen point seven million tomans. Here is the twist: the coin's price fell, but its premium rose nearly seven percent. Bitcoin was quiet, holding around sixty four thousand eight hundred dollars. Globally, Brent sat near ninety and a half dollars and gold hugged four thousand. Strait of Hormuz worries pushed Brent to a daily high near ninety one dollars. Meanwhile, Iran and Oman discussed two Hormuz corridors in Muscat. The yuan, lira and dirham, three key trade channels, were little changed today. Factory rebar prices stayed steady and slightly higher. The car market, after recent jumps, moved at a calmer pace today. Cement prices also held relatively steady. Today, watch whether the bourse rally holds, tomorrow's auction, and the Muscat talks. Full analysis is on Sahmino dot com; do you think the bourse rebound is real or temporary? Comment below.