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BSE shares in focus on receiving SEBI approval to launch derivatives on SENSEX NEXT 30 index

Abha Raverkar

2 min read | Updated on March 04, 2026, 18:40 IST

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BSE stated the exchange will offer cash-settled monthly index futures and monthly index options with expiry dates as the last Thursday of the expiry period.

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BSE has a total market capitalisation of ₹1.07 lakh crore, as of March 4, 2026, according to data on the NSE. | Image: Shutterstock

BSE share price: Shares of BSE will be in the spotlight on Thursday, March 5, as it received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to launch derivative contracts on the SENSEX Next 30 index.
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In a regulatory filing dated March 4, the stock exchange noted that the SENSEX Next 30 index tracks the next largest and most liquid companies in the BSE 100 that are in the derivative segment and not members of the BSE SENSEX 30 index.

It further added that the exchange will offer cash-settled monthly index futures and monthly index options with expiry dates as the last Thursday of the expiry period.

BSE stock performance

Shares of BSE closed 0.63% lower at ₹2,626.90 per unit on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on March 4. However, the development was announced after the market closed.

During the trading session, the stock fell as much as 4.63% to an intraday low of ₹2,537 per equity share, amid a sell-off in capital market stocks, with the NIFTY Capital Market index ending 1.82% or 82.70 points lower at 4,452.95.

All the constituents of the NIFTY Capital Market index closed in the negative territory, as the stock market crashed amid escalating hostilities in West Asia.

On Wednesday, the SENSEX crashed as much as 1,795.65 points to touch an intraday low of 78,443.20, while the NIFTY50 touched the session’s low of 24,305.40, on the back of a broad-based selloff.

The SENSEX plunged 1,122.66 points or 1.40% to close at 79,116.19. Meanwhile, the NIFTY50 tanked 385.20 points or 1.55% to settle at 24,480.50 on March 4.

The BSE stock has lost 5% in the past week and 9% over the month. On a year-to-date basis, however, it rose 0.3%.

While the scrip hit a 52-week high of ₹3,227 on February 11, 2026, it touched a year’s low of ₹1,227.33 apiece on March 11, 2025.

BSE has a total market capitalisation of ₹1.07 lakh crore, as of March 4, 2026, according to data on the NSE.


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About The Author

Abha Raverkar
Abha Raverkar is a post-graduate in economics from Christ University, Bengaluru. She has a strong interest in the markets and loves to unravel the nitty-gritties of the latest happenings in the world of markets, business, and the economy.

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