Asia's oldest stock exchange BSE's platform for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) today crossed the 200 mark with the listing of three more companies. The three companies listed on BSE SME are Share India Securities, Trident Texofab and Poojawestern Metaliks. With the listing of these companies today, the number of companies listed stood at 201 on the BSE SME platform. "The S&P BSE SME IPO Index was launched in August 2012 with a base of 100, is today at a close of 1,490, an astounding return of 1,390 per cent and it has outperformed the Benchmark S&P BSE Sensex more than 13 times in that period," BSE managing director and CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan said at the listing ceremony of the SMEs here. The total market cap of BSE SME is Rs 17,268 crore and represents companies from 15 states and 20 major sectors. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who was also present at the event, said the SMEs in the country provide a huge employment opportunities after ...
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