Bombay Stock Exchange

The Bombay Stock Exchange is a stock exchange in Mumbai, India.

Bombay Stock Exchange
BSE
BSE - Bombay Stock Exchange Building.jpg
TypeStock exchange
Location Mumbai, India
Coordinates18°55′47″N 72°50′01″E / 18.929681°N 72.833589°E / 18.929681; 72.833589
Founded9 July 1875
Key peoplePremchand Roychand (Founder)
Shri Sethuram Ravi (Chairman) [1]Ashishkumar Chauhan (MD & CEO)
CurrencyIndian rupee (INR)
No. of listings5,749[source?]
MarketCapINR 94.65 Lakh Crore (Mar. 2016)
VolumeINR 5,59,674 Crore (June 2014)[2]
IndexesBSE SENSEX
S&P BSE SmallCap
S&P BSE MidCap
S&P BSE LargeCap
BSE 500
Websitewww.bseindia.com

History

The Bombay Stock Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in Asia.[3]

The BSE failure to modernize resulted in the creation of an electronic platform in the National Stock Exchange.[4]

Timeline

  • 1850s: Trading under a banyan tree opposite Bombay's Town Hall[5]
  • 1875: "Native Share and stockbrokers Association" was formed[5]
  • 1956: Government of India recognizes BSE as the nation's first stock exchange[5]
  • 2014 ; trading is done from drawing room

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Coordinates: 18°55′47″N 72°50′01″E / 18.929681°N 72.833589°E / 18.929681; 72.833589 (Bombay Stock Exchange)