1
: exchange sense 5a
specifically
: a European stock exchange
2
: a sale of numismatic or philatelic items on tables (as at a convention)
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The pan-European Stoxx 600 ended the session down just below the flatline, reversing earlier gains, with most major bourses and sectors mixed.
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Hugh Leask,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
Electronic trading on the world’s biggest metals bourse — which sets global prices for vital commodities from copper to zinc and aluminum — got underway belatedly at 10:00 a.m.
—Bloomberg, 30 Jan. 2026
As for global money flows, foreigners are returning as an AI boom has lifted the Hong Kong bourse to a four-year high.
—Shuli Ren, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
As for global money flows, foreigners are returning as an AI boom has lifted the Hong Kong bourse to a four-year high.
—Shuli Ren, Twin Cities, 30 Dec. 2025
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Hugh Leask,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
Electronic trading on the world’s biggest metals bourse — which sets global prices for vital commodities from copper to zinc and aluminum — got underway belatedly at 10:00 a.m.
—Bloomberg, 30 Jan. 2026
As for global money flows, foreigners are returning as an AI boom has lifted the Hong Kong bourse to a four-year high.
—Shuli Ren, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
As for global money flows, foreigners are returning as an AI boom has lifted the Hong Kong bourse to a four-year high.
—Shuli Ren, Twin Cities, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Bourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bourse. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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