Bulgarian Stock Exchange – Sofia
| Българска фондова борса - София | |
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| Type | Stock Exchange |
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| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Owner | Government of Bulgaria |
| Market cap | US$8.5 billion (Q3 2011) |
| Indices | SOFIX, BG40, BGTR30, BGREIT |
| Website |
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The Bulgarian Stock Exchange – Sofia (Bulgarian: Българска фондова борса - София, Balgarska fondova borsa - Sofia, abbreviated BSE - Sofia) is a stock exchange operating in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was founded as First Bulgarian Stock Exchange on 10 October 1991 as a joint stock company.
The Sofia Stock Exchange which had been established through a tsar's decree, ceased to operate after the Second World War as Bulgaria became a communist state.
As of November 2011, the total market capitalization of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange is around US$8.5 billion. The exchange has pre-market sessions from 9:00am to 9:20am, normal trading sessions from 9:20am to 1:45pm and post-market sessions from 1:45pm to 4:00pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the exchange in advance.[1]
The Bulgarian Stock Exchange publishes the following indices:
- SOFIX
- BG40
- BGTR30
- BGREIT
As of May 2010, the Bulgarian Stock Exchange is 44% owned by the Bulgarian government, which is looking for potential worldwide investors, some of them being the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Athens Stock Exchange, OMX, and the Prague Stock Exchange.
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