TEHRAN- Stock index climbed 72 points to 79,692 in Iran’s stock exchange market on Monday, Tasnim news agency reported.

The report said 1.9 billion shares worth 2.28 trillion rials (about $60.158 million) were dealt in the stock market.

Also, IFX, the main index of Iran's over-the-counter (OTC) market known also as Iran Fara Bourse (IFB),  rose 0.3 percent to stand at 910 points on Monday, as 140 million securities worth 1.49 trillion rials (about $39.313 million) were dealt.

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