Financial Tribune - Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index gained 297.48 points or 0.3% to end Wednesday trade at 99,522.2.

About 1.27 billion shares valued at $77.87 million changed hands at TSE for the day.

Trading at TSE and Iran Fara Bourse starts on Saturday and ends on Wednesday.

North Drilling Company was the biggest riser, going up 9.86% to 2,050 rials per share. Glucosan Company incurred the biggest loss among all TSE-listed companies, as it went down 5% to 15,504 rials per share.

Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company gave the biggest boost to the benchmark index, followed by Ghadir Investment Company and Jam Petrochemical Company

Iran National Copper Industry Company was the biggest laggard behind the benchmark’s fall, followed by Bank Mellat and Iran Khodro Group.

The Price Index gained 95.06 points to close at 31,794.5.

The First Market Index was up 102.72 points to post 70,804.6.

The Second Market Index gathered 1,204.74 points to reach 211,345.7.

The Industry Index added 318.43 points to register 88,266.5.

The Free Float Index gained 102.68 points to hit 106,839.73.

The TSE 30 was up 3.90 points to settle at 4,374.2 and the TSE 50 went up 11.01 points to finish at 4,143.2.

IFX Up 0.26%

Iran Fara Bourse’s main index IFX inched up 2.79 points or 0.26% to close Wednesday trade at 1,090.33.

About 337.03 million securities valued at $42.61 million were traded at the over-the-counter exchange for the day.

Esfahan Steel Company witnessed the highest number of traded shares, as 33.26 million of its shares were traded.

Iran Cultural Heritage and Tourism Investment Group Company had the highest trade value, with the trading of shares worth $953,540. Tadbirgaran-e Fars and Khuzestan, Kerman Development and Construction Investment Company and Alborz Bulk Company registered the highest value increase.

East Azarbaijan Pegah Company, Kowsar Insurance and Shomal-e-Shargh-e-Shahroud Industrial and Mining Company suffered the biggest decline.

Marun Petrochemical Company, Persian Gulf Mining Industries Holding Company and Arfa Steel Company had the most positive impact on IFX.