Iran Market Pulse: Wednesday Midday, 15 July 2026; the Tehran bourse stays red intraday as global gold slips from its $4,080 peak
Midday Wednesday, 15 July 2026 (24 Tir 1405); mid-session, Tehran's main index (TEDPIX) is down about 0.29% near 4,910,330 for another red day, while the free-market dollar holds a record 184,110 tomans and a gram of 18-karat gold sits near 17,891,000 tomans. The fresh driver is external: spot gold has slipped from Tuesday's ~$4,080 peak to about $4,037 as the oil spike revives bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike.
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The free-market dollar held a record 184,000 tomans; but today's story goes beyond the dollar. At midday, the Tehran bourse is red again, and global gold has slipped from yesterday's peak. The oil spike revived inflation fears and lifted bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike. In FX, the free dollar sits at a record and the remittance dollar near one hundred fifty thousand tomans. Eighteen-karat gold is near seventeen point nine million tomans, the Emami coin near 181 million. The free-market dollar stands at a record one hundred eighty-four thousand tomans. Tehran's main index is near four million nine hundred ten thousand, a touch below yesterday. On Tuesday, over three thousand billion tomans of real money left the bourse, and the outflow continues. Bitcoin trades near sixty-four thousand dollars and domestic tether around one hundred eighty-five thousand tomans. Factory rebar edged higher, and Brent crude held above eighty-five dollars. The car market had no fresh news and still tracks the dollar rate. A ton of bulk type-two cement is about four million tomans, driven by construction demand. Spot gold trades near four thousand thirty-seven dollars and Brent near eighty-six dollars. The Turkish lira and Chinese yuan were calm today; the dollar was near one thousand three hundred eleven dinars in Iraq. Through today, watch the bourse, the gold market, and any fresh Fed signal. A gram of eighteen-karat gold is up about ten percent in just one month. Market participants say the oil spike and inflation fears have dimmed gold's appeal for now. Full analysis on Sahmino.com; dollar above one hundred ninety thousand by summer's end, or back down? Comment below.
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