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Borsa de Barcelona

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Barcelona Stock Exchange
Borsa de Barcelona
The Stock Market's facade
TypeStock Exchange
LocationBarcelona, Spain
Founded1915
OwnerBolsas y Mercados Españoles
CurrencyEuro

The Stock Exchange of Barcelona (abbreviation, BCN) is a stock exchange located in Barcelona, and is one of the main exchanges in Spain. It is located in the Eixample District, on Passeig de Gràcia.[1]

History

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The exchange opened in 1989, but was officially founded in 1915,[2][3] using the Llotja de Barcelona from 1989 to 1994[4] when it moved to the building of the present day.

Operations

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It is one of the four main stock exchanges in Spain. In 2001, there were 715 companies that had equity in the exchange. The market cap on the equities totaled about €515.4 billion.[5]

Front of the entire building

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bolsa de Barcelona". www.borsabcn.es. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. ^ IG. "El mercado bursátil español: ¿qué bolsas de valores hay en España?". ig.com. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  3. ^ BME. "Bolsa de Barcelona/ Sobre nosotros". bolsasymercados.es. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  4. ^ Unicaja. "Bolsas españolas: un paseo por los parqués del mercado de valores". uniblog.unicajabanco. Uniblog. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Barcelona Stock Exchange, Bilbao Stock Exchange, Madrid Stock Exchange and Valencia Stock Exchange: No Action, Interpretive and/or Exemptive Letter of March 11, 2003". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 20 March 2017.