The Tehran Stock Exchange ended today's trading with a drop of over 126,000 points in the overall index, experiencing one of the heaviest declines in recent weeks. This downturn has once again drawn attention to political risks, liquidity outflows, and the future of the capital market.
Shift in Investments and Liquidity Outflow
An analysis of the capital market data on July 12, 2026, indicates a sharp shift in investments and increased selling pressure. On this day, the value of retail transactions reached 11,475 billion tomans, and the market witnessed a heavy outflow of 4,418 billion tomans of real liquidity. Conversely, investors moved towards safe havens; 3,440 billion tomans were injected into fixed-income funds.
On this day, the absolute dominance of supply over demand was clearly evident; 573 symbols with an impressive value of 20,752 billion tomans were locked in the sell queue, while only 59 symbols with a value of 1,497 billion tomans were in the buy queue.
Heavy Decline in Tehran Stock Exchange Indicators
In the indices section, the main market indicator, the overall index of the Tehran Stock Exchange, saw a significant drop of 126,963 points (equivalent to a 2.45% decline) falling to the level of 5,055,648 points. The equal-weight index, which represents small and medium-sized companies, was not spared from this selling wave and retreated by 27,513 points (a 2% decrease) to 1,338,331 points.
On this day, Tehran Stock Exchange traders exchanged 18 billion shares in various transactions, with the value of these transactions exceeding 164,613 billion rials. An examination of the trading board shows that the major index-making symbols, including "FML", "Fars", "Shpna", "Shbandar", "Vapasar", "Webmelt", and "Shasta", imposed the most negative impact on the overall index. Additionally, the symbols "Vafroozeh", "Kala", "FML", "Bourse", "Webmelt", "Shpna", and "Shbehrn" were among the most traded symbols today.
Red Alert in Iran's Over-the-Counter Market
The Iran Over-the-Counter Market also experienced a completely red day in line with the Tehran Stock Exchange. The overall index of the OTC market fell by 869 points (a 2.18% decrease) to reach 39,104 points. The equal-weight index of the OTC market also experienced a decline of 4,597 points (equivalent to 1.91%) and stood at 235,642 points.
The trading volume in this market reached 12.5 billion shares, and the value of transactions reached a significant figure of 1,971,926 billion rials. The symbols "Maron", "Ara", "Kgehr", "Bpas", "Aran", "Vampna", and "Nashkar" exerted the most downward pressure on the overall index of the OTC market, while the symbols "Ranz", "Fzr", "Vgardesh", "Hijrat", "Dghaz", "Ghdaneh", and "Kaspen" were recognized as the most traded symbols in this market.
