Dow Jones Newswires has reached an agreement with The Stock Exchange, Mumbai (BSE) to provide a real-time feed of news and analysis to users of the exchange's website and trading terminals.

This agreement will give BSE subscribers access to Dow Jones Newswires' South Asia Report, the premier source of real-time economic and corporate news and analysis for investors in India's financial markets. Dow Jones Newswires and the BSE are offering a free trial of the service via the BSE's website (http://www.bseindia.com) until October 24th. After that, it will be available on a subscription basis.

BSEIndia.com is one of the most popular financial portals in India. Dow Jones Newswires and BSE also plan to make the South Asia Report available in the BSE Trading systems.

"Our arrangement with Dow Jones Newswires is another example of our commitment to provide investors in India's financial markets with the best possible information and level of service," said Dr. Manoj Vaish, the CEO of BSE. "We believe our investors and members need to be provided access to the same expert news and analysis that is already used by many of investment professionals globally."

"Dow Jones is delighted to begin this unique partnership with the BSE, which underlines our growing commitment to the Indian market," said David Fung, Managing Director Asia Pacific, Dow Jones Newswires, "A much larger investment community will now have access to the finest financial news and analysis from Dow Jones."

About The Dow Jones South Asia Report

The Dow Jones South Asia Report is the premier source of real-time economic and corporate news and analysis for investment professionals and expert investors, giving in-depth local coverage and broader global news of significance to South Asian financial markets.

Subscribers will receive fast-paced coverage and analysis in DJ Market Talk, one of the most popular features of the Dow Jones Newswires service. Market Talk provides up-to-the-minute information on broker research, broker recommendations, analysis of corporate earnings and other corporate news, insider talk about market trends, IPOs, as well as technical analysis on Indian equities.

Other highlights of the Dow Jones South Asia Report include technical columns on Indian stocks, the rupee and other financial instruments, and expert analyses on other aspects of the financial markets - such as the development of the Indian funds industry. Through the South Asia Report, subscribers will have access to all the reporting on India by Dow Jones Newswires' sister publications, such as the Wall Street Journal, the Far Eastern Economic Review and Barron's.

About Dow Jones Newswires:
Dow Jones Newswires provides real-time news for financial professionals across five asset classes: equities, fixed-income, foreign exchange, commodities and energy. The division also offers news for financial firms' Web sites. In addition to Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE:DJ;dj.com) publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions, Barron's and Far Eastern Economic Review, Dow Jones Indexes, and the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of SmartMoney and with NBC of CNBC television operations in Asia and Europe. Dow Jones also provides news content to CNBC and radio stations in the U.S.

About The Stock Exchange, Mumbai (BSE)

BSE is the first stock Exchange of Asia, established in 1875 and is India's premier securities exchange. BSE is amongst the largest exchanges in terms of listed scrips and runs one of the most sophisticated Real Time trading systems in the world and has one of the largest IP networks in Asia Pacific. BSEIndia.com is amongst the largest and most popular financial portals in India offering real time stock prices, quotes, corporate filings and a host of investor centric information.