Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index lost 128.95 points or 0.13% to end Sunday trade at 98,300.7.

About 998 million shares valued at $43.66 million changed hands at TSE for the day.

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

Saipa Diesel Company was the biggest riser, going up 4.93% to 916 rials per share.

Mazandaran Cement Company incurred the biggest loss among all TSE-listed companies, as it went down 4.99% to 3,654 rials per share.

Mobarakeh Steel Company was the biggest laggard behind the benchmark’s fall, followed by Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company and Iran Khodro Group.

Bandar Abbas Oil Refining Company gave the biggest boost to the benchmark index, followed by Mines and Metals Development Investment Company and Jam Petrochemical Company

The Price Index shed 41.05 points to close at 31,343.7.

The First Market Index was down 76.22 points to post 69,883.4.

The Second Market Index lost 355 to reach 209,029.

The Industry Index gave up 85.75 points to register 87,413.

The Free Float Index was down 274.46 points to 105,449.52.

The TSE 30 lost 4,358.6 points to settle at 4,358.6 while the TSE 50 shed 4.96 points to finish at 4,104.5.

 IFX Down 0.24%

Iran Fara Bourse’s main index IFX lost 2.62 points or 0.24% to close Saturday trade at 1,099.01.

About 222.06 million securities valued at $44.63 million were traded at the over-the-counter exchange for the day.

Esfahan Steel Company witnessed the highest number of traded shares and trade value, as 60.88 million of its shares worth $1.13 million changed hands.

Saman Insurance, Marjankar Company and Shomal-e-Shargh-e-Shahroud Industrial and Mining Company registered the highest value increase.

Ravan Fanavar Industrial Engineering Company, Shahr-e-Kord Zagros Meat & Dairy Company and Ghasem Iran Company suffered the biggest decline.

Esfahan Steel Company, Hormozgan Steel Company and Pasargad Oil Company had the most negative impact on IFX.

Source:

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