TEHRAN- Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE)’s main index (TEDPIX) gained 168 points to end Sunday’s trade at 161,275, Tasnim news agency reported.

As reported, 2.481 billion shares worth 5.73 trillion rials (about $136.4 million) were traded through 165,000 deals in the stock market.

The first market’s index gained 122 points and the second market’s index added 342 points on Sunday.

The highest amount of growth came from the indexes of Bank Mellat, Tejarat Bank and Bank Saderat.

Also, IFX, the main index of Iran's over-the-counter (OTC) market known also as Iran Fara Bourse (IFB), rose 11 points to 1,883 on Sunday, as 671 million securities worth 3.07 trillion rials (about $73 million) were traded.

As Tasnim reported on Saturday, the performance of IFX has hit 71 percent since the beginning of current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2018).

Also as reported by the Public Relations Department of Fara Bourse on Sunday, at the end of 2018, IFX soared about 96 points or 5.4% to close at 1873.4 on December 31.

The highest close level for IFX during the year was 2,240 on October 1. The total market capitalization at the end of December reached $55.30 billion, increased by 0.1% as compared to November 2018.

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