Bahrain Stock Exchange

The Bahrain Stock Exchange (BSE) is headquartered in Manama, Bahrain. The Exchange officially commenced operations in June 1989, and it enhanced the investment environment in Bahrain’s capital market sector, increasing the number and type of investment instruments registered at the BSE.

There are three major indices that track the BSE: Bahrain All Share Index, Dow Jones Bahrain Index and Estirad Index.

Companies listed on the BSE are classified according to their activity in the market and allow GCC and foreign investors to invest in their shares. Companies are distributed in the following sectors: Commercial Bank, Investment, Services, Insurance, Industrial, Hotels & Tourism, Preferred Share, Closed Company, Non Bahraini Co.

In 1999, BSE installed the Automated Trading System (ATS) to carry out all the exchange transactions. ATS is one of the most advanced trading systems used in capital markets worldwide, it supports 5 markets: The Regular Market; The IPOs Market: The market in which shares of a company are traded for the first time following its listing on the exchange; The Special Orders Market (Min. BD 500,000); Bonds Market; Mutual funds market.

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