BSE share price jumps to fresh high after announcement of record date for 2:1 bonus shares

Stock Market Today: BSE share price gained in the morning trade on Tuesday, hitting a fresh all-time high, after the announcement of the record date for 2:1 bonus shares.

BSE share price hits fresh all-time high

BSE Ltd share price opened at ₹7,000 on the NSE on Tuesday, higher than the previous day's closing price of ₹6,955. BSE share price thereafter surged to intraday highs of ₹7,210, which meant gains of 3.66% in trade so far.

For BSE share price, the level of ₹7,210 was also a fresh all-time high.

BSE share price, having risen more than 20% in a month, is also up more than 31% year-to-date in 2025 so far. BSE share price has risen more than 175% in a year and more than 4,920% in five years, giving multibagger returns to the investors.

BSE bonus issue record date

BSE Ltd intimated the National Stock Exchange of India on May 12 about the record date for its bonus share issue.

BSE has fixed Friday, May 23, 2025, as the record date for determining the eligibility of shareholders for the issuance of bonus shares.

With regards to the bonus issue, BSE said, “We wish to inform that the Company has fixed Friday, May 23, 2025, as the Record Date for determining the eligibility of shareholders for issuance of Bonus Shares.”

The record implies that investors who wish to benefit from the bonus issue of BSE Ltd, need to buy BSE shares at least one day in advance of the record date in order that their names appear in the list of shareholders eligible for issuance of bonus shares of BSE, as per the T+1 settlement mechanism.

BSE bonus details

BSE through its intimation to the National Stock Exchange of India, dated May 9, 2025, had informed about the shareholders' approval for issue of bonus shares in the ratio of 2:1 i.e. two new fully paid-up equity shares of ₹2/- each for every one existing fully paid-up equity share of the company.

BSE bonus share alltoment date

Further, in accordance with SEBI circular dated September 16, 2024, the deemed date of allotment of bonus shares shall be Monday, May 26, 2025, said BSE. BSE also added that these shares will be made available for trading on the next working day of allotment, i.e. Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

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