Stock market index sinks 669 points in a month

February 20, 2018 - 21:18

TEHRAN- Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE)’s main index (TEDPIX) lost 669 points, or 0.7 percent, to 98,148 in the tenth Iranian calendar month Bahman (January 21-February 19), Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday.

As reported, 22.278 billion securities worth 63.053 trillion rials (about $1.355 billion) were traded through 1.622 million deals in the stock market.

Number of securities and number of trades show five percent fall and four percent growth, respectively, while the worth of trades indicates ten percent rise compared to the previous month.

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