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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Amid worries about eroding rule of law and concerns over slower rate cuts, bank shares in particular tumbled on the Istanbul bourse, and the central bank hiked its overnight rate.
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CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Investors seem to agree, sending shares in Kering plunging 10.7 percent in trading on the Paris bourse on Friday.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025
Entrepreneurs or startup founders should seize India’s advantages and list on India’s National Stock Exchange, the bourse’s CEO Ashish Kumar Chauhan said at CNBC’s CONVERGE LIVE event in Singapore on Wednesday.
—Seema Mody, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Trading on the Malaysian bourse will start on March 28.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Investors seem to agree, sending shares in Kering plunging 10.7 percent in trading on the Paris bourse on Friday.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025
Entrepreneurs or startup founders should seize India’s advantages and list on India’s National Stock Exchange, the bourse’s CEO Ashish Kumar Chauhan said at CNBC’s CONVERGE LIVE event in Singapore on Wednesday.
—Seema Mody, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Trading on the Malaysian bourse will start on March 28.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Bourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bourse. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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