Beirut Stock Exchange
Chairman | |
| Currency | United States dollar |
|---|---|
| No. of listings | 15[citation needed] |
| Website | http://www.bse.com.lb/ |
The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE, Arabic: بورصة بيروت) is the principal and only
Listed companies") that have any of their stocks or other financial instruments listed.[1]
History
Beirut Stock Exchange, the second oldest market in the region, was established in 1920 by a decree of the
Paris and Beirut Stock Exchanges.[2]
The activity in the 1950s and 1960s increased with the enlisting of various banking, industrial and services companies along with an amount of 50 listed bonds.
During the
Global Depository Receipt), investment funds shares, preferred stocks, priority shares and any other tradable derivatives. In late 2006, the BSE launched a new Remote Trading System, allowing the brokers to trade with the securities listed on the BSE "remotely" from their own offices.[3]
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Hours
The exchange has pre-trading sessions from 09:00am to 09:30am and normal trading sessions from 09:30am to 12.30pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance.[4]
List
The following companies are listed on the BSE:[5]
| Sector | Issuer | Class | Number of Listed Shares | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | Solidere | A | 100,000,000 | Common |
| B | 65,000,000 | Common | ||
| Banking | Bank Audi | 588,538,215 | Common | |
| 119,639,761 | GDR | |||
| H | 750,000 | Preferred | ||
| I | 2,500,000 | Preferred | ||
| J | 2,750,000 | Preferred | ||
| BLC Bank | 71,033,333 | Common | ||
| D | 750,000 | Preferred | ||
| E | 263,510 | Preferred | ||
| Bank of Beirut | 20,796,417 | Common | ||
| 4,762,000 | Priority | |||
| H | 5,400,000 | Preferred | ||
| I | 5,000,000 | Preferred | ||
| J | 3,000,000 | Preferred | ||
| K | 4,000,000 | Preferred | ||
| Byblos Bank | 565,515,040 | Common | ||
| 1,309,078 | GDR | |||
| 08 | 2,000,000 | Preferred | ||
| 09 | 2,000,000 | Preferred | ||
| Banque Bemo | 51,400,000 | Common | ||
| 2013 | 350,000 | Preferred | ||
| BLOM Bank | 215,000,000 | Common | ||
| 73,896,010 | GDR | |||
| Trading | Rasamny Younis Motor Co. | B | 10,920,000 | Common |
| Manufacturing | Holcim Liban | Nominal | 19,516,040 | Common |
| S. L. des Ciments Blancs | Nominal | 9,000,000 | Common |
See also
- List of Mideast stock exchanges
- Business in Lebanon
- Economy of Lebanon
References
- ^ http://www.bse.com.lb/TheBSE/AboutBSE/tabid/62/Default.aspx Archived June 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, The BSE - About BSE. Retrieved on 2006-06-19.
- ^ http://www.metametrics.com/beirut.html Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, Development of the Beirut Stock Exchange. Retrieved on 2006-06-19.
- ^ http://www.bse.com.lb/TheBSE/History/tabid/63/Default.aspx Archived August 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, The BSE - History. Retrieved on 2006-06-19.
- ^ Market Hours, Beirut Stock Exchange via Wikinvest
- ^ "Listed Securities". Beirut Stock Exchange. Archived from the original on 2008-08-01. Retrieved 24 October 2020.