Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index lost 152.17 points or 0.15% to end Monday trade at 98,148.52.

About 933.18 million shares valued at $49.28 million changed hands at TSE for the day.

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

Sarma Afarin Company incurred the biggest loss among all TSE-listed companies, as it went down 4.4% to 2,956 rials per share.

Tose’e Melli Investment Group was the biggest riser, going up 7.32% to 1,173 rials per share.

Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company was the biggest laggard behind the benchmark’s fall, followed by Tamin Petrochemical and Petroleum Investment Company and MAPNA Group.

Mines and Metals Development Investment Company gave the biggest boost to the benchmark index, followed by Bandar Abbas Oil Refinery and Chadormalu Mining and Industrial Complex.

The Price Index shed 48.51 points to close at 31,291.65.

The First Market Index was down 64.85 points to post 69,818.55.

The Second Market Index lost 551 to reach 208,477.95.

The Industry Index gave up 124.30 points to register 87,288.62.

The Free Float Index was down 202.46 points to end at 105,247.07.

The TSE 30 lost 10.22 points to settle at 4,348.42 while the TSE 50 shed 12.75 points to finish at 4,091.79.

 IFX Edges Down

Iran Fara Bourse’s main index IFX lost 0.80 points or 0.07% to close Monday trade at 1,098.2.

About 243.8 million securities valued at $71.2 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 27.27 million of its shares worth $525,074 changed hands.

Tadbirgaran Fars and Khuzestan Investment Company, Saman Insurance and Marjankar Company registered the highest value increase.

Ballast Company, Tuka Refractories Company and Afranet suffered the biggest decline.

Esfahan Steel Company, Marun Petrochemical Company and Middle East Mines and Mining Industries Development Holding Company had the most negative impact on IFX.

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