Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 17
By Khalid Kazimov – Trend:
Main index of the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) surged by 5.5 percent over the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 20) compared to the same period of last year.
According to the latest statistics released by the Central Bank of Iran, main index reached 82372 points in the five-month period ending on August 23.
In the meantime, compared to the preceding month the main index added 2.1 percent.
TSE financial index declined by 17.3 percent to rest at 130014 in the mentioned period.
TSE industrial index hiked by 9.8 percent to stand at 71349, top 50 performers index increased by 3.6 percent posting 3219, first market index rose by 4.6 percent reaching 57746, and second market index increased by 7 percent resting at 179392.
Number of the traded shares in the first market slumped by 21 percent as 56.7 billion shares changed hands in the mentioned period.
Market capitalization saw a 0.7 percent increase reaching $3.250 billion.