Effect of Exchange Rates Volatility on Stock Market Performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1337
Author(s):  
K S Manu ◽  
Padma Bhaskar
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Exchange Rates ◽  
Market Performance ◽  
Stock Market Performance ◽  
Exchange Rates Volatility

The Effects of Macroeconomic Factors on the Performance of Stock Market in Sri Lanka

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 33-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shohani Upeksha Badullahewage
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Exchange Rates ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Market Performance ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Macroeconomic Factors ◽  
Stock Market Performance

The main objective of this research is to analyze the vital impact of macroeconomic factors on the stock market performance in Sri Lanka. All the factors which have a direct impact on the working of the emerging stock market have hereby studied. The relationship between the pivotal factors such as inflation, gross domestic product, interest rates, and exchange rates has been properly conducted with the assistance of the indexes. The results of the analysis revealed that all these factors have an inseparable impact over the performance of the stock market and Sri Lankan stock market performance has eventually over gone through many ups and downs because of them as well. It has been revealed that among all the factors that have been discussed, inflation and exchange rates have comparatively higher effects on the stock market performance. It shows a fluctuation because of the unpredictable nature of these factors. Colombo Stock Exchange has seen a tremendous change in its performance over a period for which these factors have played a prominent as well as a vital role in it its functioning.

Investment environment, stock market perception and stock investments after stock market crash

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Tariqul Islam Khan ◽  
Siow-Hooi Tan ◽  
Lee-Lee Chong ◽  
Gerald Guan Gan Goh
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Market Performance ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Individual Investors ◽  
Investment Environment ◽  
Stock Market Crash ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Stock Market Performance ◽  
Market Perception ◽  
Stock Investments

PurposeThis study examines how the importance of external investment environment factors affect stock market perception, and how stock market perception affects stock investments after stock market crash witnessed by individual investors in one of the emerging stock markets.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional survey was administrated among 223 individual investors who experienced stock market crash in 2010–2011 in Bangladesh, and the proposed model was tested by the partial least squares-structural equation modeling PLS-SEM model.FindingsFindings show that the importance of Bangladesh's stock market performance, government policy, economic issues and neighboring country's stock market performance has effects on investors' stock market perception. This perception, in turn, decreases monthly stock trading and short-term investment horizon. The findings further show the mediating effect of stock market perception.Practical implicationsInvestors need to carefully consider the external investment environment when they form their stock market perception, as this perception drives stock investments. Analogously, regulators should ensure releasing timely and updated statistics on external investment factors.Originality/valueAddressing those investors who encountered stock market crash, a set of external investment environment issues, stock market perception and stock investments are new in the literature.

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