The Old Exchange of India reported the development after market hours on Wednesday. It said the exchange will offer cash monthly index futures and monthly index options, with the expiration date as of last Thursday.
BSE is yet to inform the exchange about the launch time.
Currently, BSE offers futures and options contracts for Sensex with weekly and monthly expiry. It also offers derivative contracts with monthly expiry for BANKEX and SENSEX 50.
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The Iran-Israel war has disrupted markets. The benchmark Nifty closed down 1.6% or 385 points at 24,480 while the 30-stock BSE Sensex shed 1,123 points or 1.4% to settle at 79,116.19.
BSE shares had a strong run on D-Street, rising 81% in the last 12 months. Multibagger’s stock, which has delivered a whopping 1,658% return over a three-year period, has been flat over the past three months, down 4% over the period. It has fallen below the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) of Rs 2,773 while holding the 200-day SMA of Rs 528.
BSE reported a 174% increase in net profit at Rs 602 crore in the December quarter compared to Rs 220 crore reported in the year-ago period. Profit after tax (PAT) is attributed to the shareholders of the company.
The company’s income from operations stood at Rs 1,244 crore in Q3FY26, up 62% from Rs 768 crore in the same period last fiscal.
The exchange reported an 8% growth in its PAT sequentially compared to Rs 558 crore in Q2 FY26 while a quarter-on-quarter increase of 16% compared to Rs 1,068 crore in the July-September quarter of FY26.
Operating earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) including core SGF stood at Rs 732 crore in Q2 of 2FY25 as against Rs 680 crore and Rs 236 crore in the year-ago period. It was up 8% while increasing 230% YoY.
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