Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Sofia
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| Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Sofia | |
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| Българска фондова борса - София | |
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| Type | Stock Exchange |
| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Owner | Government of Bulgaria |
| MarketCap | USD 18.3 billion (Q2 2008) |
| Indexes | SOFIX |
| Website | bse-sofia.bg |
The Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Sofia (Bulgarian: Българска фондова борса - София, Balgarska fondova borsa - Sofiya, abbreviated BSE) is a stock exchange operating in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was originally founded as Sofia Stock Exchange on 15 April 1914 through a tsar's decree, but ceased to operate after the Second World War as Bulgaria became a Communist state. It was re-established in late 1991.
As of June 2008 the total market capitalization of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange is around $18.3 bln. The exchange has pre-market sessions from 09:00am to 09:20am, normal trading sessions from 09:20am to 01:45pm and post-market sessions from 01:45am to 04:00pm 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:
As of May 2007, 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, the Prague Stock Exchange, etc.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official website (in Bulgarian and English)
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