bourse

noun \ ˈbu̇rs \

|Updated on: 10 Jun 2018

Definition of bourse

1 : exchange 5a; specifically : a European stock exchange

2 : a sale of numismatic or philatelic items on tables (as at a convention)

Recent Examples of bourse from the Web

Its bourses are heavy with the technologies of the second industrial revolution—mass-market cars, petrochemicals and machinery—but light on the digital firms that power stockmarkets in America (see chart).

— The Economist, "A case for owning euro-zone shares," 9 June 2018
Xiaomi was the first to file for a Hong Kong IPO with a weighted-voting rights structure after the city’s bourse changed rules last month.

— Fortune, "Xiaomi Said to Seek June 7 Listing Hearing for $10 Billion IPO," 25 May 2018
After the president summoned Mr Conte, the Milan bourse closed 1.3% down.

— The Economist, "A bizarre new government takes shape in Italy," 24 May 2018
Korea Exchange said in a statement the bourse plans to improve its systems to become more like the U.S. and Japan, where little time is needed for stock splits.

— Fortune, "Want to Trade Samsung Stock Monday? You'll Just Have to Wait," 27 Apr. 2018
The stash comprises $80 billion in property and bank deposits, $20 billion in local stocks held in foreign accounts -- about a fifth of the bourse’s market value -- and $50 billion in assets such as manufacturing concerns, according Zaidi.

— kamran haider, Bloomberg.com, "As Deficits Widen, Pakistan to Lure Overseas Money With Amnesty," 5 Apr. 2018
With a market capitalization of around $10 billion, the Iraqi bourse is relatively small compared with other similar frontier markets such as Argentina and Vietnam and even regional markets such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

— isabel coles and, WSJ, "Worried About a Global Markets Meltdown: Try Iraqi Stocks," 1 Apr. 2018
London Stock Exchange Group hired Goldman Sachs Group’s David Schwimmer to run the 217-year-old bourse, ending a months-long search for a CEO by appointing another investment banker.

— Fortune, "The London Stock Exchange Finally Has Found Its New CEO at Goldman Sachs," 13 Apr. 2018
The European bourse along with Nymex will be closed on Friday for the Good Friday holiday.

— alex longley, Houston Chronicle, "Oil head to monthly gain, driven by geopolitical risks," 29 Mar. 2018

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