The Stock Exchange of Barcelona (abbreviation, BCN) is a stock exchange located in

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

, and is one of the main exchanges in

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. It is located in the

Eixample The Eixample (; ) is a district of Barcelona between the old city (Ciutat Vella) and what were once surrounding small towns (Sants, Gràcia, Sant Andreu, etc.), constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its population was 262,000 at t ...

District, on Passeig de Gràcia.

Operations

The exchange opened in 1989, but was officially founded in 1915, becoming one of the four main

stock exchanges A stock exchange, securities exchange, or bourse is an exchange where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities, such as shares of stock, bonds and other financial instruments. Stock exchanges may also provide facilities for the i ...

. In 2001, there were 715 companies that had equity in the exchange. The market cap on the equities totaled about €515.4 billion.

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