TEHRAN – The general index of the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) closed at 9,546 on Saturday, indicating a 1.9 points drop for the day.

The Main Board Index (MBI) dropped by 8.2 points and plummeted to 9,325. The financial intermediation and industrial indexes also respectively dropped by 13.1 points and 1.1 points in the same day.

Registering 9,592, the Secondary Board Index (SBI) however, increased by 18.6 points during the day.

Also, a total of 41,368,507 shares valued at Rls.184,76,476,513 were traded at the Tehran Bourse.

Gaining 3.33 percent rise, Abureyhan Pharmaceuticals ranked high while, Oil Industries Investment declined by 3.88 percent. Daru-Pakhsh, Daru-Pakhsh Raw Material Production, Dr. Abidi, Exir Pharmaceuticals and Sepehr-Rang each grew by 2 percent.

Demands were highest for Daru-Pakhsh Raw Material Production, Exir Pharmaceuticals and Pars Daru. Also, Qadir Investment, Bahman Investment and Abadan Petrochemicals ranked the highest bidders.