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| Type | Stock exchange |
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| Location | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates | 18°55′47″N72°50′01″E / 18.929681°N 72.833589°E /18.929681; 72.833589 |
| Founded | 9 July 1875; 150 years ago (1875-07-09)[1] |
| Key people | |
| Currency | Indian rupee (₹) |
| No. of listings | 5,647[4] |
| Market cap | ₹461 lakh crore (US$5.5 trillion) (27 June 2025)[5] |
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| NSE: BSE | |
| ISIN | INE118H01017 |
| Headquarters | |
| Revenue |  ₹3,236 crore (US$380 million) (2025) |
| ₹1,322 crore (US$160 million) (2025) | |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references Financials as of 31 March 2025[update].[7] | |
BSE Limited, also known as theBombay Stock Exchange (BSE), is an Indianstock exchange based inMumbai. Established in 1875, it is the oldest stock exchange in Asia, and also the tenth oldest in the world. It is the6th largest stock exchange in the world by totalmarket capitalisation, exceeding $5 trillion in May 2024.[8][9][10][11]
Bombay Stock Exchange was founded by aJain businessmanPremchand Roychand in 1875.[12] While BSE Limited is now synonymous withDalal Street, it was not always so. In the 1850s, fourGujarati and oneParsi stockbroker gathered together under abanyan tree in front of Bombay (now Mumbai) Town Hall, where Horniman Circle is now situated.[9][13] A decade later, the brokers moved their location to under the banyan trees at the junction of Meadows Street and what was then called Esplanade Road, now MG Road. With a rapid increase in the number of brokers, they had to shift places repeatedly. At last, in 1874, the brokers found a permanent location, the one that they could call their own. The brokers group became an official organisation known as "The Native Share & Stock Brokers Association" in 1875.[14]
In 1956, the BSE became the first stock exchange to be recognised by theIndian Government under the Securities Contracts Regulation Act.[15]
The BSE is also a Partner Exchange of theUnited Nations Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative, joining in September 2012.[16]
BSE established theIndia International Exchange (India INX) on 30th December 2016. India INX, based out ofGIFT City, is the first international stock exchange of India.[17]
BSE became the first stock exchange in the country to launch commodity derivatives contract in gold and silver in October 2018.[18]
BSE wasdemutualised and corporatised on 19 May 2007, pursuant to theBSE (Corporatisation and Demutualisation) Scheme, 2005 notified bySEBI.[19][20]
BSE Limited listed on theNational Stock Exchange (NSE) on 3 February 2017 under theticker symbol of "BSE".[21][22][a]
BSE has witnessed several high-profile market manipulation scandals.[24][25][26][27][28] At times, theSecurities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred several individuals and entities from trading on the exchanges forinsider trading andstock manipulation, especially inilliquidsmall-caps andpenny stocks.[29][30][31][32]
The BSE faced criticism during the early 2000s for delayed technology upgrades, which contributed to its competitor NSE gaining market dominance inelectronic trading. In 2013, market participants raised concerns over alleged preferential access to BSE's trading systems, prompting calls for improved transparency and oversight, though no regulatory action followed.[33]
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