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Bombay Stock Exchange

Overview

The Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (Marathi: मुंबई शेअर बाजार Mumbaī Śhear Bājār) (formerly, The Stock Exchange, Mumbai; popularly called Bombay Stock Exchange, or BSE) is the oldest stock exchange in Asia and has the greatest number of listed companies in the world, with 4700 listed as of August 2007. It is located at Dalal Street, Mumbai, India. On 31 December 2007, the equity market capitalization of the companies listed on the BSE was US$ 1.79 trillion, making it the largest stock exchange in South Asia and the 12th largest in the world. Read More

Headlines Around the Web

Sensex down 65 points at over 1-month low; banks, realty, auto fall

Jun 04 - The Times of India

Sensex up 65 points on funds buying

Aug 08 - The Times of India

Sensex up 59 points in early trade

Aug 07 - The Times of India

DC promoters pledge more properties

Aug 03 - The Times of India

Kingfisher Airlines shares fall below face value

Jul 17 - The Times of India

Sensex falls 147 points; metal, power stocks slump

Jul 09 - The Times of India

Sensex rises 87 points, power, IT stocks up

Jun 27 - The Times of India

Sensex bounces back on rate cut hopes

Jun 04, 2012 - The Times of India

Tata Motors’ stock at record as luxury sales boom

Apr 21, 2012 - MarketWatch

Sensex down 103 points

Mar 15, 2012 - The Times of India

Sensex up 53 points on select value buying, firm global mkts

Mar 02, 2012 - The Times of India

BSE to launch green index on Wednesday

Feb 22, 2012 - The Times of India

Sensex closes 24 points up in volatile trade

Feb 13, 2012 - The Times of India

Sensex closes 102 points up led by realty, capital goods stocks

Feb 06, 2012 - The Times of India

Sensex up 131 pts led by IT, metal stocks

Feb 02, 2012 - The Times of India

Sensex up 157 poinits, rises fourth day on FII buying bluechips

Jan 27, 2012 - The Times of India

Sensex touches 17k level; gains 244 points on RBI policy

Jan 24, 2012 - The Times of India

Sensex ends on flat note, up about 13 points

Jan 23, 2012 - The Times of India

Sensex up 11 points on fag-end value buying

Jan 06, 2012 - The Times of India

Sensex down 57 points on profit booking

Jan 04, 2012 - The Times of India

Articles About Bombay Stock Exchange

India's Infosys Gets Battle-Ready With Narayana Murthy's Recall

By IBTimes UK

Murthy takes his son, Rohan Murthy, as executive assistant for five-year period. (Jun 01)

Tata's Mistry Man: Tightening Belts as More Frugal Era Begins

By Reuters

As Ratan Tata strode the halls of the Geneva Motor Show in March, joking with journalists and chatting with auto industry leaders, his successor at the helm of India's biggest business group stood silently on the sidelines. (May 27)

MORE TOPICS: INDIA, GABON, TATA STEEL, INVESTMENT, LONDON

Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Hamid Ansari, Meira Kumar, Manmohan Singh

Union Budget 2013-14: Full Text of President Pranab Mukherjee's Address to Parliament

By IBTimes IN

President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the Parliament during the Budget session 2013-14 which began on Thursday. He touched upon various issues from slow economic growth to insecurity among women in his hour-long speech, and stressed on the need for gr... (Feb 21)

MORE TOPICS: AFGHANISTAN, PORTUGAL, MANUFACTURING, PAKISTAN, GDP, JAPAN

Coromandel International Signs Agreement to Buy Liberty Phosphate Ltd

By Reuters

Coromandel International (CORF.NS) said it has signed a definitive agreement to buy a controlling stake in fertiliser maker Liberty Phosphate Ltd (LIBP.BO) and two of its affiliates for up to 3.75 billion rupees to strengthen its soil nutrients business. (Jan 25)

Politics, Laws Weigh on Islamic Finance in India

By Reuters

India's tiny Islamic finance industry is hoping to expand by developing products that would work around the country's ban on sharia-compliant banking. But political and legal obstacles mean progress is likely to be slow. (Dec 20)

MORE TOPICS: JAPAN, COURT, RELIGION, INDIA, RBI, LAW FIRM

Bharti Infratel Prices IPO, Raises about $764 Million

By Reuters

Indian telecommunications tower operator Bharti Infratel Ltd priced its initial public offering near the lower end of an indicative price range, raising about $764 million in the country's biggest IPO in two years. (Dec 17)

MORE TOPICS: GOLDMAN SACHS, RETAIL, BHARTI AIRTEL

BSE Picks 14 Banks for IPO in 2013

By Reuters

Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has chosen 14 banks for its initial public offering in the first half of 2013, Ashishkumar Chauhan, managing director and chief executive officer at the exchange, told Reuters on Thursday. (Dec 06)

MORE TOPICS: BANK OF AMERICA, BARCLAYS, MERRILL LYNCH, ICICI