US President Donald Trump finally delivered on his campaign promise to pull out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday night. 

It did not come as a surprise to most observers, as…

Uncertainty is in the air these days for Iran’s financial markets, especially stocks. 

Recent upheavals in the foreign exchange market, coupled with the looming political risks,…

Tehran’s equity traders faced concerns, as they began the second month of the year with three days of straight losses. 

However, Tehran Stock Exchange and Iran Fara Bourse rebounded…

The foreign exchange market recently went in a frenzy, with the rial losing its value against the US dollar on a daily basis. 

The government had to intervene to bring back…

Coming out of a relatively good year, Tehran stocks had a tumultuous month ridden with ambiguities in the first month of the new fiscal year, Farvardin (March 21-April 20).

TSE’s main…

Holidays were truly over for Tehran’s stock market, as the last trading week came to a close on April 11. 

No more limited trade volume, lethargy in anticipation of political risks…

The last fiscal (ended March 20, 2018) had its ups and downs, but it was propitious for major Iranian exchange-listed steelmakers. 

Increasingly favorable global conditions, rapid…

The government is intervening in the pricing of base metals in the local market, again.

At the behest of Industries Minister Mohammad Shariatmadari, his deputy Hassan Younes Sinaki has…

Iranian exporters of semi-finished steel products returned to the market after the Iranian New Year holidays late last month with price reductions that followed the trend in the wider global…

Iran’s stock market had a good run in the last fiscal year (March 2017-18), as it witnessed several rallies and repeatedly extended its all-time highs.

Tehran Stock Exchange ended the very first trading week of the new fiscal year (March 2018-19) with solid gains and minimal trade volume, as investors returned from the extended holidays.

Tehran stocks’ attraction is further dissipating, as the debt and foreign exchange markets take centre-stage and new political risks sour equity traders’ sentiment. 

All eyes are…

The long wait finally came to an end on Wednesday, as two major banks’ frozen stock tickers reopened on Tehran Stock Exchange after a year and a half. 

This is great news for…

At the behest of private producers and downstream users, the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has banned price increases for all steel products at Iran Mercantile Exchange up until June…

Who’s for a trade war? Apparently no one, except US President Donald Trump. 

His impromptu announcement last week of slapping tariffs on steel and aluminum imports set off worried…

Bears are dominating the equity market in the dying days of winter. 

One could argue that it’s always like this, as the fiscal year draws to a close, but this year has been more…

The capital market’s last days of the current fiscal year (ending March 20) are usually the busiest in terms of block sales, and this year is no exception.

Banks, mining companies and…

Major Iranian steelmakers had a good run during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Feb. 19), as they unanimously posted double and some even triple-digit growth in their…

When there’s not much to look forward to in the equity market, investors get spooked by the slightest hint of negative news and shuttle their money to other markets.

Donya-e-Eqtesad Media Group held the Fifth Iranian Economy Overview Conference on Tuesday. 

The event was attended by a host of economists and market analysts whose aim was to…

The Iranian Parliament decided on Saturday that companies with losses exceeding half of their capital will be exempt from taxation on capital increase through revaluation of fixed assets.…

The US dollar is notching new highs against the rial in Tehran’s foreign exchange market these days, while the stock market remains relatively dormant.

This is while equities, especially…

The Iranian steel industry’s path to its 2025 capacity expansion goals has proven to be a bumpy one, with new challenges surfacing every year.

Domestic steelmakers aim to increase crude…

Base metal stocks have been the Iranian equity market’s undeniable stars in the current fiscal year (started March 21, 2017), as a rally in global prices coupled with a weaker currency pushed…

The Iranian steel industry has survived the 2015-16 valley of death and is now reaping the benefits of an improving global market condition.

Its aggressive expansion is also moving ahead…