The earliest and biggest stock exchange in India, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), was founded in 1875 as the Native Share and Stock Brokers' Association. Along with the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Nasdaq, London Stock Exchange Group, Japan Exchange Group, and Shanghai Stock Exchange, the BSE, which is based in Mumbai, India, is one of the major exchanges in the world and lists about 6,000 firms.Listed companies are from a wide range of industries, including banking, energy, manufacturing, real estate etc. The exchange has a very liquid cash market with over 1 million trades taking place each day and Trading hours are 9:15am to 3:30pm IST (Monday to Friday).The BSE is a major driver of the Indian economy and plays a vital role in the country's financial markets.