Tehran, Iran, Feb. 13
By Mehdi Sepahvand – Trend:
Over 40,000 new shareholder numbers were issued in the Iranian Capital Market in the Iranian month of Dey (Dec. 21, 2016-Jan. 19, 2017), according to CEO of the Central Security Depository Mohammad Reza Mohseni.
The numbers that were issued during this month made the total number of shareholder numbers reach 9.212 million, he said, IRIB news agency reported February 13.
Currently 4.712 million men and 2.217 million women have shareholder numbers in the market, he said, adding there are also 46,000 numbers for legal and 790 numbers for foreign entities.
He further explained that during the mentioned month, 19,540 numbers performed 11 to 20 purchase or sale transactions, while 24,950 numbers performed more than 20 transactions each.
During the said time, 12 legal foreign investors from the UAE (six), Georgia and India (two from each), and Turkey and Afghanistan (one from each) received shareholder numbers, making the number of legal foreign entities active in the Capital Market reach 153, Mohseni stated.