MUMBAI: Twitter and Asia's first stock exchange, BSE, have joined forces in their pursuit of providing real time information to the business community in India on Twitter via auto tweets, DMs and more. Investors can access financial data at the tip of their fingers, through four unique integrations:

·Hourly Tweet updates of the Sensex figures

·@BSEIndia's display photo change every two minutes to reflect the current Sensex figure and level

·Real time replies for Sensex 30 current stock prices via an auto-response

·Direct Message subscription facility for Daily Opening and Closing stock price for Sensex 30 companies

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

Twitter has activated four unique features 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.

@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:

One can also subscribe to a special Direct Message subscription facility for Daily Opening and Closing stock price for Sensex 30 companies. One can activate this facility by Tweeting ‘#Subscribe #CompanyName'.

Viral Jani, Media Partnerships, Twitter India said, “This is the first-ever association in Asia between a stock exchange and a social media platform to provide real-time market updates."

Endorsing this partnership, Ashishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO, BSE India, said, “BSE is known for its innovative products and strategies."