Bombay Stock Exchange


Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

Largest stock exchange of India. See also: National Stock Exchange; Mumbai stock exchange.

Bombay Stock Exchange

One of the oldest stock exchanges in India, responsible for approximately one third of the country's trading volume. Tracing its origins to the 1830s, it is notable for the Sensex, an index of the 30 most actively traded stocks on its floor that is considered one of the most important benchmark indices in India. It is also known as Stock Exchange, Mumbai or BSE.