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 rosy outlook radiates across Japan, where a perennially sluggish economy is now predicted to grow faster than those of the U.S. and Europe, its bourse riding a three-decade high.
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Time, 13 Nov. 2023
The healthcare sector topped gains in the Hong Kong bourse.
—WSJ, 6 Nov. 2023
Didi, once feted as the national champion that pushed Uber Technologies Inc. out of the country, was driven off New York’s main bourse after Chinese regulators launched investigations into the security of its data.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2023
Adani Transmission and Adani Total Gas have been put under the second stage of the long-term additional surveillance measure (ASM) framework, as per India’s leading bourses National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange.
—Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2023
In its latest revision to listing rules, the bourse repealed a whole section focusing on risks from China’s policies and its business and legal environment, according to a consultation conclusion paper published on July 21.
—Reuters, CNN, 31 July 2023
To complicate matters further, bourses in Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt, all vying for prominence, now face mounting pressures and fierce competition, resulting in the loss of listings.
—Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 26 June 2023
The financial secretary said at the time of his visit that bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing reached out to Saudi Aramco about a secondary listing, according to the South China Morning Post.
—Filipe Pacheco, Bloomberg.com, 5 Feb. 2023
In March, the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), east Africa’s biggest bourse and Kenya’s only such institution, recorded a six-year low of 30.1% in foreign investment, data from Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) shows.
—Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2023
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Time, 13 Nov. 2023
The healthcare sector topped gains in the Hong Kong bourse.
—WSJ, 6 Nov. 2023
Didi, once feted as the national champion that pushed Uber Technologies Inc. out of the country, was driven off New York’s main bourse after Chinese regulators launched investigations into the security of its data.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2023
Adani Transmission and Adani Total Gas have been put under the second stage of the long-term additional surveillance measure (ASM) framework, as per India’s leading bourses National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange.
—Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2023
In its latest revision to listing rules, the bourse repealed a whole section focusing on risks from China’s policies and its business and legal environment, according to a consultation conclusion paper published on July 21.
—Reuters, CNN, 31 July 2023
To complicate matters further, bourses in Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt, all vying for prominence, now face mounting pressures and fierce competition, resulting in the loss of listings.
—Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 26 June 2023
The financial secretary said at the time of his visit that bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing reached out to Saudi Aramco about a secondary listing, according to the South China Morning Post.
—Filipe Pacheco, Bloomberg.com, 5 Feb. 2023
In March, the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), east Africa’s biggest bourse and Kenya’s only such institution, recorded a six-year low of 30.1% in foreign investment, data from Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) shows.
—Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2023
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