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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The pan-European Stoxx 600 index notched a fourth daily gain on Thursday, but IG futures are pointing to a broadly negative open for major bourses on Friday.
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Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 July 2025
Europe suffered its worst first half for IPO volumes in more than a decade, with bourses in Milan, Paris and Zurich seeing lower volumes than London, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 July 2025
Yet, a bull market in uncertainty plagues not just the JGB and U.S. Treasury markets but debt bourses everywhere.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
All major bourses are in the red, with France's CAC 40, down 0.7%, leading losses.
—Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 June 2025
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Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 July 2025
Europe suffered its worst first half for IPO volumes in more than a decade, with bourses in Milan, Paris and Zurich seeing lower volumes than London, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 July 2025
Yet, a bull market in uncertainty plagues not just the JGB and U.S. Treasury markets but debt bourses everywhere.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
All major bourses are in the red, with France's CAC 40, down 0.7%, leading losses.
—Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 June 2025
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“Bourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bourse. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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