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BSE Limited, also known as the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), is an Indian stock exchange based in Mumbai. Established in 1875,[8][9] it is the oldest stock exchange in Asia,[10] and also the tenth oldest in the world.[11] It is the 6th largest stock exchange in the world by total market capitalization, exceeding $5 trillion in May 2024.[12]
Bombay Stock Exchange was founded by Premchand Roychand in 1875.[13] While BSE Limited is now synonymous with Dalal Street, it was not always so. In the 1850s, four Gujarati and one Parsi stockbroker gathered together under a Banyan tree in front of Bombay (now Mumbai) Town Hall, where Horniman Circle is now situated.[9][14] 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 organization known as "The Native Share & Stock Brokers Association" in 1875.[15]
BSE established the India International Exchange (India INX) on 30 December 2016. India INX, based out of GIFT 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 was demutualized and corporatized on 19 May 2007, pursuant to the BSE (Corporatization and Demutualization) Scheme, 2005 notified by SEBI.[19][20]
The BSE has also been criticised for its slow adoption of technological upgrades during the early 2000s, which allowed competitor NSE to dominate electronic trading. BSE faced scrutiny in 2013 when market participants raised concerns about preferential access to trading systems. While no direct regulatory action was taken at that time, the incident led to calls for increased transparency and better infrastructure upgrades in BSE.[33]
^SEBI Regulation 45(1) of Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) Regulations, 2018 prohibits self-listing of a stock exchange in India.[23]
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