scholarly journals South–South Cooperation in South and East Asia: An Event Study of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-67
Author(s):  
Wing Him Yeung ◽  
Yilisha Pang ◽  
Asad Aman

South–South cooperation has been on the rise in recent years. One of the latest examples is the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) proposed by the Chinese and Pakistani governments in 2013. Using event study methodology, this article examines the impact of events and announcements associated with CPEC on the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Pakistan and the Shanghai Stock Exchange in China. The first key finding of this article is that the initial announcement associated with CPEC had stronger and positive short-term impact on the Pakistan Stock Exchange in comparison with the impact of subsequent CPEC events on the stock market. The second key finding is that the short-term impact of the CPEC initial announcement was stronger on the Pakistan Stock Exchange than on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, possibly due to the substantial difference in the size of the two economies. The empirical results of this article have important implications for investors, corporations and regulators to the Global South.

Author(s):  
Michalis Glezakos ◽  
Anna Merika

This study aims to investigate the usefulness of analysts’ recommendations on firms listed on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE). It contradicts the majority of published works which conclude that analysts’ recommendations do offer valuable investment opportunities. The unique feature of this work is that it sheds light on the issue, adopting a practical approach stemming from the investor’s point of view. It is shown through an event study methodology, that analysts’ recommendations do not result to any significant excess returns.


2015 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 08-18
Author(s):  
Zaheer Khan ◽  
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Sahar Zeast ◽  

This study was an attempt to analyze the impact of general and presidential elections on stock market returns of Karachi Stock Exchange. The event study methodology was employed and the data from 1997 to 2013 was used to identify the impact. This study investigated the impact of general and presidential elections held in Pakistan individually and collectively. The results established that there was a significant impact of elections on stock market returns of Karachi Stock Exchange.


2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-54
Author(s):  
Tihana Škrinjarić

AbstractThis paper observes the short-run effects of stock market index composition changes on stock returns on the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE). In that way, event study methodology is employed in order to estimate abnormal returns and compare them amongst three subsets of stocks: those leaving the market index, those entering it, and constantly included stocks. The research included 14 regular and extraordinary revisions of the market index in the period from January 2nd, 2015 until March 21st, 2018. The results have confirmed two research hypotheses: stock exclusions from the market index have a negative effect on stock returns on the ZSE, which is consistent with the price pressure hypothesis; and there exist asymmetric effects of index composition changes on stock returns. This is the first study of this kind on the Croatian stock market, thus more questions need to be answered in future research.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
SAMI UR REHMAN ◽  
QAZI SIKANDAR HAYAT ◽  
GHAYYUR QADIR

Terrorism is a critical issue throughout the world. In Pakistan, terrorism is one of the major obstacle in the growth of economy. The purpose of the study is to analyze the impact of terrorism in Karachi on the performance of KSE 100. Overall 27 big terrorist activities are considered in four years, ranging from 2011 to 2014. The performance of Karachi stock exchange is measured from the return of KSE 100 index. Moreover, the performance of KSE 100 index against terrorism in Karachi are analyzed through event study methodology and t-test. The result of the study shows that terrorism in Karachi has no significant impact on Karachi stock exchange 100 in all estimation windows. There is a little impact of some pre-event days on post-event days. But overall there is no significant result of terrorism in Karachi on KSE 100. The result highlights that the intensity of terrorist events is an important contributor in signifying the impact of terrorist events on KSE 100 index.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Luis Ruiz ◽  
Marcelo Barrero

The 2010 Chilean earthquake and tsunami were among the strongest in the world history. The exogeneity of these natural disasters provides the opportunity to test stock price reactions. Using a sample of 42 firms listed in the Santiago Stock Exchange, we develop an event study methodology considering heterogeneity in volatility. Chilean stock market volatility increased by 240% (120%) during the 5 (11) trading days after the earthquake. The results are informative about the behavior of the stock prices: returns are positive in sectors the retail, real estate, and banking sectors and negative in food, steel, and forestry. Insurance coverage decreases the impact on economic growth.


Paradigm ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepika Upadhyay ◽  
Swetha Wenona Suvarna

Demonetization is the act of eradicating a currency unit from circulation. Indian economy witnessed this on 8 November 2017 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the two highest denomination currency notes, that is, ₹500 and ₹1,000 ceased to be legal tender. As most of the transactions in the country are based on cash only, the announcement resulted into huge hue and cry nationwide. It was estimated that approximately 86 per cent of cash was washed off from circulation. The currency notes that were rendered invalid were replaced by the new currency notes of ₹500 and ₹2,000 later. The article intends to investigate the impact of demonetization on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). An event study methodology has been used to analyse the impact of the announcement on its most important index—S&P (Standard & Poor’s) BSE SENSEX index and the 30 top trading stocks which comprise S&P BSE SENSEX. The study period is divided into pre- and post-demonetization announcement. The empirical results indicate that there was no striking impact of the demonetization announcement on the stock returns during the period of the study.


2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayse Altiok-Yilmaz ◽  
Elif Akben Selcuk

This study investigates the market reaction to dividend change announcements at the Istanbul Stock Exchange. A sample of 184 announcements made by 46 companies during the period 2005 to 2008 is analyzed by using the event study methodology. The results suggest that the market reacts positively to dividend increases, negatively to dividend decreases and does not react when dividends are not changed, consistent with the signaling hypothesis. Also, the results show pre-event information leakage for the decreasing dividends sample.


2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Brogi ◽  
Valentina Lagasio

Are press releases on Corporate Governance price sensitive? What is the impact of Corporate Governance information on stock prices of banks? This paper addresses these questions by applying an event study methodology on 70 press releases published by the Euro area banks listed on the Eurostoxx banks Index, from 2007 to 2016. Systemic shocks are explored as well idiosyncratic ones. Our results show that investment decisions are significantly but negatively influenced by the disclosure of a press release on corporate governance as if this kind of news leads investors to perceive the banks’ prospects negatively. The best of our knowledge this is the first paper that investigates European banks press releases on corporate governance. Findings are relevant for banks’ management and their disclosure policy. Nonetheless, further research is needed to investigate differences and similarities between an area of governance disclosure and another.


2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 322
Author(s):  
Wissem Daadaa

This paper tests the market reaction and the stock price change around rating announcements in Tunisian stock exchange using the event study methodology. We examine the impact of the change rating announcement on stock return firms from 2006 to 2010. The results show that only the negative rating with downgrades note which is associated to negative abnormal return. The market does not seem to be interested upgrades rating on the Tunisian market. The negative reaction of the market can be explained by leverage change, Book to Market ratio and the level of the rating fall.


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