Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd., BSE
It is the eldest stock exchange on India and Asia. It was founded in 1875 as The Native Share & Stock Brokers Association. It is recognized by the state in 1956 as the official trading floor in the country. In 2005 it was transformed into a corporation.
Trading volume: $158,982 billion (2005). Listing: 4781 companies (2006).Capitalization: $553,074 billion (2005). Profit: $15,632 million (2004-2005).
The main index: BSE-100 — nation-wide index which consists of shares of more than 100 biggest companies listed at Indian stock exchanges.
Contacts
Location: Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Dalal Street, Mumbai, 400001, India; tel.: +91 (22) 2272 1233/4, fax: +91 (22) 2272 1919; web-site: www.bseindia.com, E-mail: info@bseindia.com.
2009 List of Holidays :
| Date | Day | |
| Moharram | 8 January 2009 | Thursday |
| Republic Day | 26 January 2009 | Monday |
| Mahashivratri | 23February 2009 | Monday |
| Id-E-Milad | 10 March 2009 | Tuesday |
| Holi | 11 March 2009 | Wednesday |
| Ram Navmi | 3 April 2009 | Friday |
| Mahavir Jayanti | 7 April 2009 | Thursday |
| Good Friday | 10 April 2009 | Friday |
| Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti | 14 April 2009 | Thursday |
| Maharashtra Day | 1 May 2009 | Friday |
| Ramzan Id | 21 September 2009 | Monday |
| Dasera | 28 September 2009 | Monday |
| Gandhi Jayanti | 2 October 2009 | Friday |
| Diwali ( Bhaubeez) | 19 October 2009 | Monday |
| Gurunanak Jayanti | 2 November 2009 | Monday |
| Christmas | 25 December 2009 | Friday |
| Moharram | 28 December 2009 | Monday |