The Tehran Stock Exchange opened lower this week, with the composite index falling 50,000 points to 8,123,000. Meanwhile, the equal-weighted index rose 326 points to 2,255,000. Market data showed retail trading volume of 7.5 trillion tomans, with a net outflow of 1.4 trillion tomans from stocks, preferred stocks, and equity funds. Buyer and seller forces were roughly equal, both around 9.5 trillion tomans, but 66% of the market was in downward territory.
