BSE shares surge over 4% as SEBI greenlights launch of derivatives on SENSEX Next 30 index

This comes as the stock exchange received approval from the markets watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to launch derivative contracts on the SENSEX Next 30 index.

The stock was trading 4.04% higher at ₹2,732.90 per equity share at around 10:42 AM.

The scrip has lost 2% in the past week and nearly 6% over the month. On a year-to-date basis, however, it has gained 4%.

While the share 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.

Recent development

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 Q3 results

The exchange recorded a 173.96% year-on-year (YoY) rise in its consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to ₹601.81 crore in the third quarter of FY26, compared to ₹220 crore in the year-ago period.

Its revenue from operations surged 61.97% YoY to ₹1,244.1 crore for the reporting quarter, as against ₹768.1 crore in the December quarter of FY25.

During the quarter under review, BSE recorded 99 new equity listings across the mainboard and SME platforms, collectively raising ₹97,657 crore.

Equity derivatives activity spiked to an all-time high, with 772 crore contracts traded during the report perioding, generating ₹784 crore in revenue.

BSE has a total market capitalisation of ₹1.11 lakh crore, as of March 5, 2026, according to data on the NSE.