Stock market volatility, excess returns, and the role of investor sentiment

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 2277-2299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne Y Lee ◽  
Christine X Jiang ◽  
Daniel C Indro
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Investor Sentiment ◽  
Market Volatility ◽  
Stock Market Volatility ◽  
Excess Returns

scholarly journals An empirical examination of investor sentiment and stock market volatility: evidence from India

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haritha P H ◽  
Abdul Rishad
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Investor Sentiment ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Structural Aspect ◽  
Market Volatility ◽  
Stock Market Volatility ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Academic Effort ◽  
Good Investment

Abstract Understanding the irrational sentiments of the market participants is necessary for making good investment decisions. Despite the recent academic effort to examine the role of investors’ sentiments in market dynamics, there is a lack of consensus in delineating the structural aspect of market sentiments. This research is an attempt to address this gap. The study explores the role of irrational investors’ sentiments in determining stock market volatility. By employing monthly data on market-related implicit indices, we constructed an irrational sentiment index using principal component analysis. This sentiment index was modelled in the GARCH and Granger causality framework to analyse its contribution to volatility. The results showed that irrational sentiment significantly causes excess market volatility. Moreover, the study indicates that the asymmetrical aspects of an inefficient market contribute to excess volatility and returns. The findings are crucial for retail investors as well as portfolio managers seeking to make an optimum portfolio to maximise profits.

scholarly journals Capital Market Response to COVID-19 Pandemic – A Systematic Review on Stock Volatility and Performance

2021 ◽  
pp. 27-49
Author(s):  
Janga Bahadur Hamal ◽  
Rishi Raj Gautam
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Investor Sentiment ◽  
Market Volatility ◽  
Stock Market Volatility ◽  
Stock Volatility ◽  
Government Response ◽  
Stock Market Performance ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

This paper aims to identify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on stock market volatility and market return as well as the impact of government response to the COVID-19 pandemic on stock market performance. To analyze the same, the paper has adopted Systematic Literature Review (SLR) approach and conducted a review of 40 journal articles published between between2020 to mid-2021. The paper identified that the short-term impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and government policy measures had a significant and adverse impact on stock market volatility, return and overall performance. In the longer term, the stock markets slowly started to stabilize and revive. This effect on the stock market was also attributed to investor sentiment and thus, in the later stages, targeted government response had a positive effect on boosting investor confidence towards the market.

scholarly journals Downside systematic risk in Pakistani stock market: role of corporate governance, financial liberalization and investor sentiment

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahzad Hussain ◽  
Muhammad Akbar ◽  
Qaisar Ali Malik ◽  
Tanveer Ahmad ◽  
Nasir Abbas
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Financial Liberalization ◽  
Investor Sentiment ◽  
Systematic Risk ◽  
Downside Risk ◽  
Market Volatility ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of corporate governance, investor sentiment and financial liberalization on downside systematic risk and the interplay of socio-political turbulence on this relationship through static and dynamic panel estimation models. Design/methodology/approach The evidence is based on a sample of 230 publicly listed non-financial firms from Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) over the period 2008–2018. Furthermore, this study analyzes the data through Blundell and Bond (1998) technique in the full sample as well sub-samples (big and small firms). Findings The authors document that corporate governance mechanism reduces the downside risk, whereas investor sentiment and financial liberalization increase the investors’ exposure toward downside risk. Particularly, the results provide some new insights that the socio-political turbulence as a moderator weakens the impact of corporate governance and strengthens the effect of investor sentiment and financial liberalization on downside risk. Consistent with prior studies, the analysis of sub-samples reveals some statistical variations in large and small-size sampled firms. Theoretically, the findings mainly support agency theory, noise trader theory and the Keynesians hypothesis. Originality/value Stock market volatility has become a prime area of concern for investors, policymakers and regulators in emerging economies. Primarily, the existence of market volatility is attributed to weak governance, irrational behavior of market participants, the liberation of financial policies and sociopolitical turbulence. Therefore, the present study provides simultaneous empirical evidence to determine whether corporate governance, investor sentiment and financial liberalization hinder or spur downside risk in an emerging economy. Furthermore, the work relates to a small number of studies that examine the role of socio-political turbulence as a moderator on the relationship of corporate governance, investor sentiment and financial liberalization with downside systematic risk.

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