Iran Market Pulse: Sunday Midday, July 26, 2026; TEDPIX Gapped 80,000 Units at the Open and Closed to Within 23,000 of 5 Million

The Tehran market did something you rarely see today: it jumped before trading began. By eleven o'clock the main index stood at four million nine hundred seventy seven thousand units. The opening print was eighty thousand five hundred sixty units above Saturday's close. In two hours of continuous trading, only two thousand two hundred eighteen units were added. The equal weighted index rose two point zero eight percent, running ahead of the main index. That means the gain is not riding on a few heavyweights; the whole market joined in. Less than twenty three thousand units now separate the index from the five million mark. Three paths ahead: hold the gain, give part of it back, or test five million. Qatar said maritime navigation for all vessels has returned to normal from today. Gold, the global ounce, Bitcoin and Brent crude all stood almost still today. Equities react to expectations, but the cash currency market usually waits for realisation. Watch four things through the close, from the index to the dollar's reaction. Today was a news day, not a trading day; the gain came before the bell. So that first number: the gain came before the first trade. Will the index clear five million?