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Bombay Stock Exchange Limited is the oldest stock exchange
in Asia. Popularly known as BSE it was established as
"The Native Share & Stock Brokers Association"
in 1875.
It is the first stock exchange in India to obtain permanent
recognition infrom the Government of India under the Securities
Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956.
Bombay Stock Exchange played a pivotal role in the development
of the Indian capital market and its index, SENSEX, is
tracked worldwide. The Exchange has a nation-wide reach
with a presence in 417 cities and towns of India. BSE
provides an efficient and transparent market for trading
in equity, debt instruments and derivatives.
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| The market or place, where securities, viz. shares are
exchange / traded or simply where buying and selling talks
place, is called stock exchange or stock market.
Presently, the stock market in India consists of twenty
three regional stock exchanges and two national exchanges,
namely, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) And Over the
Counter Exchange of India (OTC)
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is the largest Stock
Exchange, in the country, where maximum transactions,
in terms of money and shares take place. The other major
stock exchanges, are Calcutta, Madras and Delhi Stock
Exchanges. Other one at Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Bangalore,
Kanpur, Rajkot, Hyderabad, Cochin, Pune, Bhubaneshwar,
Guwahti, Indore, Mangalore, Ludhiana, Patna, Saurashtra,
Vadodara, Coimbatore, Meerut, and Surat.
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