Tehran stock market reopens after 80-day shutdown

Iran’s stock market reopened on Tuesday, May 19, after an 80-day suspension, with trading for the new Iranian year beginning at 9 a.m. local time on the Tehran Stock Exchange.

More than 40 ticker symbols, mostly linked to chemical and basic metals companies affected by war-related damage, remained suspended from trading, according to Iran International.

By Jeyhun Aghazada