{"id":34954,"date":"2026-01-20T14:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mewkie.com\/?p=34954"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:50:09","slug":"bombay-stock-exchange-bse-a-quick-overview-backed-by-figures-what-is-bse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mewkie.com\/?p=34954","title":{"rendered":"Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) \u2013 A Quick Overview Backed by Figures What is BSE?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\nThe Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is the oldest stock exchange in Asia and one of the most important capital market institutions in India. It provides a platform for trading shares and securities of Indian companies.<br \/>\nMarket Capitalization of Listed Companies<br \/>\nThe total market capitalization of companies listed on the BSE reached INR 400 lakh crore (approximately USD 4 trillion) in 2024, marking a new record.<br \/>\nThe exchange lists more than 5,000 companies on its main board.<br \/>\nSources: Outlook Business, BSE India<br \/>\nMain Market Index<br \/>\nThe BSE Sensex, the benchmark index comprising 30 major companies, serves as a key indicator of overall market performance in India.<br \/>\nBy the end of December 2025, the index surpassed 85,000 points during strong trading sessions.<br \/>\nSource: Al-Ahram Business Portal<br \/>\nTrading Volume and Investors<br \/>\nThe market includes over 23 million registered investors.<br \/>\nThe number of shares traded in a single session can exceed 9,000 lakh shares (903.96 million shares).<br \/>\nSource: BSE India<br \/>\nSME Platform<br \/>\nThe BSE SME platform has listed more than 600 companies, which have collectively raised over INR 10,652 crore in capital.<br \/>\nSource: The Economic Times<br \/>\nRecent Market Developments<br \/>\nAmid global market pressures, the BSE Sensex declined by about 0.33% to around 82,973 points in January 2026.<br \/>\nBSE\u2019s own profits rose by 61% year-on-year in the second quarter of FY2025, with net profit reaching INR 558 crore.<br \/>\nSources: Reuters, The Economic Times<br \/>\nConclusion<br \/>\nThe Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) remains a cornerstone of India\u2019s financial system, with thousands of listed companies, massive market capitalization reaching trillions of dollars, and performance indicators that reflect the trends of both domestic and international investors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is the oldest stock exchange in Asia and one of the most important capital market institutions in India. It provides a platform for trading shares and securities of Indian companies. Market Capitalization of Listed Companies The total market capitalization of companies listed on the BSE reached INR 400 lakh crore &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34955,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mewkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG-20260120-WA0267.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mewkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34954"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mewkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mewkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mewkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mewkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34954"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mewkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34956,"href":"https:\/\/www.mewkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34954\/revisions\/34956"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mewkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/34955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mewkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mewkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mewkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}