The total index (TEDPIX) of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) closed at 26,576.2 point at the end of March 2012, which was 8.9 percent higher than the beginning of the year's value. TSE's blue-chip index (TEDFIX 30) also gained 5.4 percent in the previous quarter and closed at 1,561.6 point.
Three new firms have been listed at the Exchange since the beginning of 2012, turning the total number of listed companies to 342 at the end of March 2012.
TSE's entire equity market capitalization stood at IRR 1,315,706 billion, increasing about 10 percent over the quarter.
The total trading value and volume at the equity market rose about 33 and 29 percent, respectively, comparing with the 4TH Q 2011. About 18.7 billion shares and rights were traded in the first quarter of 2012 at the total value of IRR 56,956 billion. These were executed in more than 1.3 million transactions, which were 17.4 percent over the number of trades in the previous quarter.