Share Market
CHAPTER 1
1.1 INDUSTRY PROFILE
1.1.1 About this Industry: Finance and Share Market.
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1.1.2 BSE • The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) (formerly, The Stock Exchange, Bombay) is a stock exchange is the oldest stock exchange in Asia.
• The equity market capitalization of the companies listed on the BSE wasUS$1.63 trillion as of December 2010, making it the 4th largest stock exchange in Asia and the 8th largest in the world.
• The BSE has the largest number of listed companies in the world.
• As of June 2011, there are over 5,085 listed Indian companies and over 8,196 scripts on the stock exchange, the Bombay Stock Exchange has a significant trading volume.
• The BSE SENSEX, also called "BSE 30", is a widely used market index in India and Asia.
• Though many other exchanges exist, BSE and the National Stock Exchange of India account for the majority of the equity trading in India.
• While both have similar total market capitalization (about USD 1.6 trillion).
1.1.3 NSE
• The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is a stock exchange located at Mumbai, India.
• It is the 9th largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization and largest in India by daily turnover and number of trades, for both equities and derivative trading.
• NSE has a market capitalization of around US$1.59 trillion and over 1,552 listings as of December 2010.
• Though a number of other exchanges exist, NSE and the Bombay Stock Exchange are the two most significant stock exchanges in India, and between them are responsible for the vast majority of share transactions.
• The NSE's key index is the S&P CNX Nifty, known as the NSE NIFTY (National Stock Exchange Fifty), an index of fifty major stocks weighted by market capitalisation.
• NSE is the third largest Stock Exchange in the world in terms of the number of trades in equities. Share volume in NSE is typically two times that of
1.1 INDUSTRY PROFILE
1.1.1 About this Industry: Finance and Share Market.
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1.1.2 BSE • The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) (formerly, The Stock Exchange, Bombay) is a stock exchange is the oldest stock exchange in Asia.
• The equity market capitalization of the companies listed on the BSE wasUS$1.63 trillion as of December 2010, making it the 4th largest stock exchange in Asia and the 8th largest in the world.
• The BSE has the largest number of listed companies in the world.
• As of June 2011, there are over 5,085 listed Indian companies and over 8,196 scripts on the stock exchange, the Bombay Stock Exchange has a significant trading volume.
• The BSE SENSEX, also called "BSE 30", is a widely used market index in India and Asia.
• Though many other exchanges exist, BSE and the National Stock Exchange of India account for the majority of the equity trading in India.
• While both have similar total market capitalization (about USD 1.6 trillion).
1.1.3 NSE
• The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is a stock exchange located at Mumbai, India.
• It is the 9th largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization and largest in India by daily turnover and number of trades, for both equities and derivative trading.
• NSE has a market capitalization of around US$1.59 trillion and over 1,552 listings as of December 2010.
• Though a number of other exchanges exist, NSE and the Bombay Stock Exchange are the two most significant stock exchanges in India, and between them are responsible for the vast majority of share transactions.
• The NSE's key index is the S&P CNX Nifty, known as the NSE NIFTY (National Stock Exchange Fifty), an index of fifty major stocks weighted by market capitalisation.
• NSE is the third largest Stock Exchange in the world in terms of the number of trades in equities. Share volume in NSE is typically two times that of