Bulgarian Stock Exchange – Sofia

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Sofia Българска фондова борса - София
Type	Stock Exchange
Location	Sofia, Bulgaria
Founded	1991
Owner	Government of Bulgaria
Market cap	US$8.5 billion (Q3 2011)
Indices	SOFIX, BG40, BGTR30, BGREIT
Website	www.bse-sofia.bg

The Bulgarian Stock Exchange – Sofia (Bulgarian: Българска фондова борса - София, Balgarska fondova borsa - Sofia, abbreviated BSE - Sofia) is a stock exchange operating in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was originally founded as First Bulgarian Stock Exchange on 10 October 1991 as a joint stock company. The Sofia Stock Exchange which was established through a tsar's decree, ceased to operate after the Second World War as Bulgaria became a communist state. FBSEIt was established in late 1991.

As of November 2011, the total market capitalization of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange is around $8.5 bln. The exchange has pre-market sessions from 09:00am to 09:20am, normal trading sessions from 09:20am to 01:45pm and post-market sessions from 01:45pm to 04:00pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance.

Bull in front of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange

The Bulgarian Stock Exchange publishes the following indices:

• SOFIX
• BG40
• BGTR30
• BGREIT

As of May 2010, the Bulgarian Stock Exchange is 44% owned by the Bulgarian government, which is looking for potential worldwide investors, some of them being the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Athens Stock Exchange, OMX, the Prague Stock Exchange, etc.

External links

• Official website (Bulgarian) (English)