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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Trading of Lulu Retail shares on the Abu Dhabi bourse will start on November 14.
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Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Regional bourses and sectors were broadly in the red.
—Ryan Browne,sophie Kiderlin,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
The pan-European Stoxx 600 traded up around 1% at 1 p.m. London time, with almost all sectors and major bourses in positive territory.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Last Thursday, the company debuted on the Hong Kong bourse after raising HK$5.4 billion ($695 million) in the city’s largest initial public offering so far this year.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Regional bourses and sectors were broadly in the red.
—Ryan Browne,sophie Kiderlin,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
The pan-European Stoxx 600 traded up around 1% at 1 p.m. London time, with almost all sectors and major bourses in positive territory.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Last Thursday, the company debuted on the Hong Kong bourse after raising HK$5.4 billion ($695 million) in the city’s largest initial public offering so far this year.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Bourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bourse. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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