Zagreb Stock Exchange
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The Zagreb Stock Exchange or ZSE ( zaɡrɛbatʃka bur̩za) is a stock exchange
Stock exchange
A stock exchange is an entity that provides services for stock brokers and traders to trade stocks, bonds, and other securities. Stock exchanges also provide facilities for issue and redemption of securities and other financial instruments, and capital events including the payment of income and...

 located in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

. It is Croatia's only stock exchange. The exchange trades shares of Croatian companies, as well as bonds and commercial bills.

The ZSE was established in 1991. In March 2007 it incorporated VSE
Varaždin Stock Exchange
The Varaždin Stock Exchange or VSE was a stock exchange which operated in Varaždin, Croatia. According to January 2007 issue of Investitor, its market capitalization at the beginning of 2007 amounted to 9.8 billion euro. The VSE was merged into the Zagreb Stock Exchange in March 2007....

, forming a single Croatian capital market, leading in the region by market capitalization and trading volume. As of April 11, 2008, the ZSE includes stocks of 376 companies, with market capitalization of 180.0 billion kn
Croatian kuna
The kuna is the currency of Croatia since 1994 . It is subdivided into 100 lipa. The kuna is issued by the Croatian National Bank and the coins are minted by the Croatian Monetary Institute....

 (US$
United States dollar
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33.9 billion).

The exchange has pre-market sessions from 09:00am to 10:00am and normal trading sessions from 10:00am to 04:00pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the exchange in advance.

The Zagreb Stock Exchange is located in the skyscraper
Skyscraper
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 Eurotower near the intersection
Intersection (road)
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 of the Vukovarska ʋukɔʋar̩ska and Lučićeva lutʃitɕɛʋa streets.

The Zagreb Stock Exchange publishes the following indices:
  • CROBEX
    CROBEX
    CROBEX is the official share index of the Zagreb Stock Exchange. As of March 2011, it includes stocks of 25 companies and is calculated continuously using the latest stock prices...

    , stocks
  • CROBIS
    CROBIS
    CROBIS is the official Zagreb Stock Exchange bond index. The index tracks nine bulleted bonds with fixed interest rates each worth a minimum nominal value of €75 million and with a maturity rate of at least 18 months...

    , bonds

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