Established in 1875, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is Asia’s oldest stock exchange and one of the world’s largest stock exchanges in terms of the number of companies listed on it.
Founded in 1992, NSE is the largest stock exchange in India by market capitalisation. Let’s take a look at a comparison between NSE and BSE.
NSE has consistently seen a higher trading volume aided by the strong liquidity on its platform and advanced technological infrastructure.
BSE has a market cap of over $5 trillion and the NSE has a market cap of more than $5.5 trillion.
More than 5,500 companies are listed on the BSE, while over 2,200 companies are listed on the NSE.
NSE has been a fully electronic stock exchange since its establishment, working on a paperless system. BSE turned paperless in 1995.
NSE leads this area with indices offering high liquidity like Nifty 50 and BANK NIFTY, which are some of the most traded contracts in the country.
NSE: NIFTY 50
BSE: SENSEX
NSE has many indices like NIFTY Next 50, NIFTY 500 and NIFTY Midcap 150, and BSE 100, BSE 200 and BSE 500, among others. The exchanges have sectoral indices as well.
NSE and BSE are both governed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and have the same operating hours.
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