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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On mainland bourses, the CSI 300 index tracking stocks listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen rose 1% around the same time.
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Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The regional Stoxx 600 index closed 1.51% lower, with nearly all sectors and major bourses firmly in negative territory.
—Jenni Reid,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The regional Stoxx 600 index closed 1.51% lower, with nearly all sectors and major bourses firmly in negative territory.
—Jenni Reid,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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“Bourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bourse. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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