Baku, Azerbaijan, July 27
By Fatih Karimov - Trend: The Tehran Stock Exchange main index (TEPIX) dropped by 536 points on July 27 and stood at 66,441.
The main and the secondary market indices fell by 501 points and 419 points, respectively, the tse.ir website reported July 27.
Over 490 million shares, worth 1090 billion rials (about $33 million based on market exchange rate), were traded on the mentioned date.
The capital market's value reached 2800 trillion rials (about $84 billion).
The TSE main index started with 89,500 in 2013. But, it dropped gradually so that it plunged to 61,500 in winter 2014. On the first working day of the current Iranian fiscal year (March 25, 2015) it was 62,885.
TSE trades a range of shares, funds and financial instruments, including Sukuk and Islamic funds. It has not received foreign investment for several years because of sanctions over Iran 's nuclear program.
Edited by CN