1835–45; < French: literally, purse; see bursa
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Shares of Sunway Healthcare are set to begin trading on Malaysia’s main bourse on March 18.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
She added the bourse operator would "carefully consider" market calls to broaden the scope of confidential IPO filings.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
The bourse operator’s average daily trading value momentum could also be further supported by increasingly looser monetary policy expectations in developed markets, leading to emerging market inflows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
KK Mart has also reportedly said it had to cancel a planned listing on the Malaysian bourse due to the crisis.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024
Of bourse there are many men in the towns who are too lazy to work, and who help to keep up the supply of armed men.
From The Treasure of the Incas by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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