Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index shed 516.96 points or 0.53% to end Saturday trade at 97,782.73.

About 649.07 million shares valued at $34.34 million changed hands at TSE for the day.

Trading at TSE and Iran Fara Bourse starts on Saturday and ends on Wednesday.

Sina Chemical Industries Company was the biggest riser, going up 4.99% to 7,967 rials per share.

Iran Mineral Processing Company incurred the biggest loss among all TSE-listed companies, as it went down 4.78% to 15,791 rials per share.

Iran Telecommunications Company gave the biggest boost to the benchmark index, followed by Pardis Petrochemical Company and Iranian Investment Petrochemical Group Company.

National Iranian Copper Industries Company was the biggest laggard behind the benchmark’s fall, followed by Bandar Abbas Oil Refinery and Esfahan Oil Refinery.

The Price Index dropped 165 points to close at 31,394.

The First Market Index was down 503 points to post 69,770.

The Second Market Index shed 387 points to reach 209,619.

The Industry Index gave up 511 points to register 87,285.

The Free Float Index lost 596 points to end at 105,441.

The TSE 30 was down 29.43 points to settle at 4,324.77 while the TSE 50 lost 30.87 points to finish at 4,070.23.

 IFX Down 0.55%

Iran Fara Bourse’s main index IFX shed 6.20 points or 0.55% to close Saturday trade at 1,097.60.

About 268.5 million securities valued at $25.8 million were traded at the over-the-counter exchange for the day.

Esfahan Steel Company witnessed the highest number of traded shares, as 24.65 million of its shares changed hands.

Sarcheshmeh Copper Investment Company had the highest trade value, with the trading of shares worth $2.8 million.

Zangan Zinc Industries, Saman Insurance and Tuka Refractories Company registered the highest value increase.

Zarin Madan Asia, Marjankar Company and Kerman Development and Construction Investment Company suffered the biggest decline.

Zagros Petrochemical Company, Lavan Oil Refinery and Hormozgan Steel Company had the most negative impact on IFX.

Source:

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