[12] The BSE is the world's 6th largest stock exchange with a market capitalization exceeding US$5 trillion on May 21, 2024.

In the 1850s, four Gujarati and one Parsi stockbroker gathered together under a Banyan tree in front of Bombay (now Mumbai) Town Hall, where Horniman Circle is now situated.

[19] BSE became the first stock exchange in the country to launch commodity derivatives contract in gold and silver in October 2018.

[23][24][a] The Indian stock exchanges BSE and NSE have witnessed several high-profile corruption scandals.

[44][45][46][47][48] At times, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred several individuals and entities from trading on the exchanges for insider trading, stock manipulation, especially in illiquid mid-caps, small-caps and penny stocks.