Bombay Stock Exchange Of India
The Bombay Stock Exchange otherwise known as BSE is the oldest stock exchange in India and was
instrumental is laying the foundation for Share Market Trading in India.
BSE - A Brief History
It all begain way back in 1875 when a group of traders began to transact. However, it gained recognition
in the year 1956 from the Government Of India.
BSE was the only stock exchange in the country for a long time and it ran into competition when the
National Stock Exchange Of India was set up. BSE was slow to react to this intense competition from the technologically savvy stock exchange
but has been catching up with NSE in recent times with its varied innovations. It is now reaching to investors across the country. The trading volumes
have been increasing and the BSE Online Trading System (BOLT) which is the trading system of the exchange has been showing rapid signs of growth.
The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange is known as the "SENSEX" and is a
set of 30 actively traded stocks in the stock exchange.
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