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 bourse in 2025 was said to be seeking to launch the derivatives as soon as the first half of this year.
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Savio Shetty, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
Shortly after the opening bell, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index was seen trading broadly flat, with regional bourses and sectors painting a mixed picture.
—Joseph Wilkins,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Other regional bourses jumped on optimism about an end to Iranian attacks on the region that have caused significant damage to infrastructure and disruption to business activity.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Savio Shetty, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
Shortly after the opening bell, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index was seen trading broadly flat, with regional bourses and sectors painting a mixed picture.
—Joseph Wilkins,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Other regional bourses jumped on optimism about an end to Iranian attacks on the region that have caused significant damage to infrastructure and disruption to business activity.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Bourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bourse. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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