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Dalal Street ( hi, script=Latn, dalāl path, mr, script=Latn, dalāl gallī) in Financial District of
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in
Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the secon ...
, is the address of the
Bombay Stock Exchange BSE Limited, also known as the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), is an Indian stock exchange. It is located on Dalal Street in Mumbai. Established in 1875 by cotton merchant Premchand Roychand, a Jain businessman, it is the oldest stock exchange i ...
and several financial institutions of the world. The term “Dalal Street” has become a
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for the financial markets of
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...
, as a whole the Indian financial service industry or the financial district itself. The Marathi word ' means "a
broker A broker is a person or firm who arranges transactions between a buyer and a seller for a commission when the deal is executed. A broker who also acts as a seller or as a buyer becomes a principal party to the deal. Neither role should be con ...
", "a go-between".


In the media

The Mumbai based video game
Mumbai Gullies ''Mumbai Gullies'' is an upcoming open-world action-adventure video game developed and published by the Indian game developers GameEon Studios. The game was announced at the India Game Developer Conference (IGDC) event in 2020. It is planned to ...
is expected to feature the Dalal Street in the fictional map.


See also

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Bombay Stock Exchange BSE Limited, also known as the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), is an Indian stock exchange. It is located on Dalal Street in Mumbai. Established in 1875 by cotton merchant Premchand Roychand, a Jain businessman, it is the oldest stock exchange i ...
* Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers *
Phiroze Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy Sir Phiroze Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy (1915–1980) was the Chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) from 1966, until his death in 1980. The Bombay Stock Exchange is the largest of its kind in India, and one of the busiest in the world. Jeejee ...
* Fort (Mumbai) *
Economy of India The economy of India has transitioned from a mixed planned economy to a mixed middle-income developing social market economy with notable state participation in strategic sectors. * * * * It is the world's fifth-largest economy by nomin ...
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Economy of Mumbai Mumbai is the entertainment, fashion and commercial centre of India. Mumbai is the largest economy in India. As of 2021, Mumbai's Nominal GDP is estimated to be US$277.980 billion and GDP ( PPP) is estimated to be US$606.625 billion, Mumba ...


References


External links


Bombay Stock Exchange
— official web site
National Stock Exchange
official web site
DalalStreets.com
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