New Delhi, March 27 -- Leading stock exchange Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) share price jumped over 5.3 per cent on Thursday's trading session after it announced that the board will consider to issue bonus shares on March 30.

At 10 am, BSE stock was trading at Rs.4,720 apiece on Thursday, against previous close at Rs.4,474 on Wednesday.

A company issues bonus shares to enhance stock liquidity and reduce its share price, making it more accessible to investors. These are fully paid additional shares granted to existing shareholders at no extra cost.

The exchange is yet to announce the record date for the upcoming bonus issue.

"This is in continuation to the stock exchange intimation made by the company on March 26, thereby informing that ...