Now get real-time updates from BSE on Twitter

Asia's oldest stock exchange, BSE and Twitter have joined forces to provide real-time market updates on Twitter via auto Tweets, DMs and more.

"This is the first-ever association in Asia between a stock exchange and a social media platform to provide real-time market updates. We are thrilled to pioneer this initiative to make crucial information accessible at your fingertips in this fast-paced world," said Viral Jani, Media Partnerships, Twitter India

Twitter is the first international social media platform that the BSE is leveraging to enable Indian investors to access stock-related information.

The partnership is a move towards democratising financial information for the business community in one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and to provide on-demand financial information and content to users, a joint press release said.

"BSE is known for its innovative products and strategies. With this tie-up with Twitter we genuinely hope that investors and businessmen, will find accurate and real-time information disseminated
through Twitter very useful. We believe this association will also aid in fulfilling the mission of Digital India," said Ashish Kumar Chauhan, MD & CEO, BSE India.

Twitter has activated four features to allow people to follow the markets through hourly Tweets, autoresponder Tweets for Sensex 30 stock prices, auto Direct Messages for opening and closing figures of Sensex 30, and a 'live' display photo that will change every two minutes to project the dynamic Sensex figure and level.

During trading hours (9 am to 3.30 pm), @BSEIndia will send hourly Tweet updates of the Sensex figures, level, and Top 5 gainers and Top 5 losers. People can stay notified by following @BSEIndia and turning on mobile notifications for the account.

@BSEIndia's display photo will change every two minutes to reflect the current Sensex figure and level -- with a red arrow pointing downwards when it is down, and a green arrow pointing upwards when it is up. At a glance, people can gauge the market condition.

For Sensex 30 current stock prices, people can Tweet to @BSEIndia with the company hashtag to get the current company stock price via an auto-response. The official hashtags for companies are listed on www.bseindia.com.
For example, you can Tweet: @BSEIndia #HDFC:

You can also subscribe to a special Direct Message subscription facility for Daily Opening and Closing stock price for Sensex 30 companies. You can activate this facility by Tweeting '#Subscribe #CompanyName'. The official hashtags for companies on the BSE 30 Stock List are listed on www.bseindia.com.