Leading bourse Bombay Stock Exchange has extended its lead as the world's top exchange in terms of the number of listed companies, outpacing the major global peers like NYSE, Nasdaq and London Stock Exchange by almost 100 per cent.

Madhu Kannan, the youngest CEO of Asia's oldest bourse, is leaving Bombay Stock Exchange operator BSE Ltd to join Tata Sons, which controls India's largest corporate house, where he will report to the

A benchmark index for Indian equities built on its early gains and was ruling more than two percent higher around on Monday noon.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Wednesday dropped to more than two-year low, down 365 points, as investors squared positions ahead of the monthly settlement in derivative contracts amid heavy fund outflows and weak global markets.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Friday fell over 90 points on Friday, down for the seventh session in a row, on continuing investor worries over slowing domestic growth and persistent euro zone debt crisis.

A benchmark index for Indian equities on Tuesday plummeted in afternoon trade, falling over 400 points, as traders stepped up selling amid negative global cues.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex fell below the psychological 16,000-mark in early trade on Monday, losing 272.09 points amid a major sell off across the board and a weak trend in Asian markets.

Persistent selling pressure due to US recession worries and the worsening euro zone debt crisis pulled down the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex by another 119 points in early trade on Tuesday.

A benchmark index for the Indian equities markets was down over 250 points in afternoon trade on Tuesday as selling pressure intensified across the breadth of the market.

A benchmark index for Indian equities markets on Thursday closed 187 points higher while broader indices ended on a lacklustre note.