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Tehran Stock Exchange Hits Historic Record Amid Political and Economic Developments

Tehran's stock market experienced an unprecedented surge with all traded stocks rising to their daily maximum limits amid easing regional tensions and progress in Iran-US talks.

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Tehran Stock Exchange Hits Historic Record Amid Political and Economic Developments
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The Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) witnessed an unprecedented historic surge, driven by recent political and economic developments in the region and globally.

All traded stocks and symbols without exception entered the positive zone, reaching the maximum daily allowed increase of either +3% or +5%, depending on the stock classification. Sell orders disappeared entirely, replaced by queues of buyers purchasing millions of shares.

This record rise was fueled by a reduction in regional military escalation and positive news regarding the progress of indirect Iranian-American negotiations taking place in Washington.

The decision by the Iranian Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) to fix the daily price fluctuation range for stocks, alongside injecting emergency liquidity through the Market Stabilization Fund, helped reassure investors and halt previous losses.

Observers interpreted this event as a shift of substantial liquidity that had been seeking safe havens such as gold and foreign currencies, suddenly moving toward leading stocks in sectors like petrochemicals, metals, and banking once signs of political and security stability emerged. The absence of any negative stock reflected a unanimous investor consensus that prices had reached a historically attractive bottom, prompting shareholders to hold their stocks and freeze selling activities.

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