Tehran Stocks Top Key Level, Doubling Since First Virus Case

A shareholder monitors stock prices at the Tehran Stock Exchange. — A shareholder monitors stock prices at the Tehran Stock Exchange.
Photographer: Vahid Salemi/AP

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By Arsalan Shahla

May 9, 2020 at 8:37 AM UTC

Updated on

May 9, 2020 at 12:53 PM UTC

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The Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index of shares exceeded one million points for the first time on Saturday, extending the record highs reached as the benchmark more than doubled since Iran’s first recorded Covid-19 case.