Transaction frequency was 5.66 percent down on this month with shares and rights issues of 218 companies (195 for December) changing hands in 40,453 instances. As a result, market prices of 125 shares increased (against 116 the previous month) and those of 60 decreased (against 63 the previous month). Another 33 stocks were traded without change in their market prices (against 16 the previous month).
At the end of January the All Share Price Index (TEPIX) gained 61.22 points from 1,988.69 at the beginning of January. At the end of January, TEPIX stood at 2,049.91 showing an increase of 3.02 percent compared with the figure at the end of December 1999.
At the end of January, registered market capitalisation stood at IRR 39,996.82 billion, 4.56 percent higher than the figure at the end of December 1999.
