Brussels Stock Exchange
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The Brussels Stock Exchange (French: Bourse de Bruxelles; Dutch: Beurs van Brussel), abbreviated to BSE, was founded in Brussels, Belgium, by decree of Napoleon in 1801. In 2002, the BSE merged with the Amsterdam, Lisbon and Paris stock exchanges into Euronext, renaming the BSE Euronext Brussels. The most well known stock market index on the BSE is the BEL20.
Type | Stock exchange |
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Location | Brussels, Belgium |
Founded | 8 July 1801; 222 years ago (1801-07-08) |
Owner | Euronext |
Key people | Vincent Van Dessel (CEO) |
Currency | EUR |
No. of listings | 142[1] |
Indices | BEL20 |
Website | Official website |
The former Brussels Stock Exchange building (French: Palais de la Bourse; Dutch: Beurspaleis), usually shortened to Bourse or Beurs, is located on the Place de la Bourse/Beursplein along the Boulevard Anspach/Anspachlaan. This area is served by the premetro (underground tram) station Bourse/Beurse on lines 3 and 4.