Lahore Stock Exchange (Lahore)

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Lahore Stock Exchange (Guarantee) Limited came into existence in October 1970, under the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969, of the Government of Pakistan in response to the needs of the provincial metropolis of the province of Punjab. It initially had 83 members and was housed in a rented building in the crowded area of Bank Square in Lahore. The number listed companies has increased to 519 since its inceptopn.With 37 sectors of economy and 519 listed companies with total capital of Rs. 555.67 billion having market capitalization of around Rs. 3.64 trillion . LSE has 152 members of whom 81 are corporate 54 are individual members.LSE was first stock exchaneg of pakistan which used internet and currently 50% of its transactions are done on internet.

Lahore Stock Exchange has opened branches in the industrial cities of Faisalabad and Sialkot for trading. The Sialkot branch is referred to as "Sialkot Trading Floor".