TEHRAN- Some 115 trading codes were issued for new foreign investors in Iran’s stock exchange market during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-Septemebr 22), Iranian Central Securities Depository and Settlement Funds Company (known as SAMAT) has announced.

In this way, the number of trading codes held by the foreign investors has reached 1,190, Tasnim news agency reported.

Also, 534 new trading codes have been issued for Iranian investors over the mentioned six months, increasing the number of trading codes to 10.483 million in the stock market.

There are currently over 10.376 individual investors and 106,000 institutional investors in Iran’s stock exchange market.

Presence of new shareholders in Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) rose 40 percent in the past Iranian calendar year 1396 (ended on March 20), compared to its preceding year, as the former head of TSE, Hassan Qalibaf-Als, has previously announced.

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