This document summarizes a study examining the "day of the week effect" on stock returns in the Pakistani stock market between 2006-2010. The study finds evidence of a "Tuesday effect", with average returns on Tuesdays found to be significantly higher than other days of the week. Descriptive statistics show the mean Tuesday return was 164.88 compared to 100.25 on other days. Regression analysis also indicates returns were significantly higher on Tuesdays, violating the assumption of efficient market hypothesis that returns should be constant across all days. Therefore, the study concludes there is a day of the week effect in the Pakistani stock market with abnormal returns observed on Tuesdays.
Effect of equity derivatives trading on spot market volatility in indiaAlexander Decker
This document discusses a study examining the effect of equity derivatives trading on spot market volatility in India. It provides context on the growth of derivatives trading in India. The author reviews previous literature which has found mixed results on the impact of derivatives introduction on underlying volatility in other markets. Some studies found increased volatility, others found decreased volatility, and some found no significant impact. The present study aims to help resolve these inconsistent findings by analyzing the impact of equity derivatives introduction on spot market volatility in India, using statistical models to account for asymmetric responses to news.
This study investigates the impact of the introduction of index options on emerging market volatility in the context of Malaysia. Company specific daily closing prices for 29 listed companies were examined to determine the conditional volatility shifts before and after the introduction of index options. Multiple window periods are examined to avoid year-end effects.The exponential generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (EGARCH) (1.1) model is used to determine the conditional volatility shift before and after the introduction of index options in Malaysia. The findings of this study suggest that the introduction of index options reduced market volatility in the Malaysia equity market at the 0.01 level of statistical significance. Further, this study contributed to extant literature because it uses company-specific daily equity price data and no such previous study exists on the impact of index options for this important emerging market. The study will be useful for academics, researchers, domestic and foreign investors and policy-makers, among others.
This document analyzes the impact of futures trading on market volatility in the Indian equity market, specifically looking at the S&P CNX IT index. It first reviews previous literature which reports mixed findings on the effect of derivatives introduction on volatility. The document then outlines the GARCH methodology used to model conditional volatility in the index returns series before and after the introduction of futures trading in India. Preliminary results found increased market volatility after futures listing, but sensitivity of returns to domestic and global markets remained unchanged. The nature of volatility also altered, with prices becoming more dependent on recent innovations post-derivatives, indicating improved efficiency.
The Impact of Policy Announcement on Stock Market Volatility: Evidence from C...IOSRJBM
The aim of the current empirical paper is to investigate the impact of major political events and its impact on stock market with special reference to BSE Sensex, Nifty fifty and BSE100 index. History has exhibited that stock market plays a major role in any economy. Stock markets have been impacted by various macro and micro economic factors. Therefore, the main objective of this empirical paper is to investigate the pricing behaviour of the chosen benchmark indices (Sensex, Nifty and BSE100) with respect to a major political event in India (demonetisation of currency) and its implications on regulators, researchers and market participants. For the purpose of the study the data has been collected from 26-10-2015 to 30-11-2016. The collected data has been tested for stationarity by applying ADF test statistics. The event study methodology has been employed to determine the impact of demonetisation on India bench mark indices. In order to capture the historical volatility the standard deviation of the abnormal returns of the selected indices has been computed. GARCH (1,1) model has been employed to ascertain the existence of ARCH/GARCH effect in the indices. We found a significant impact of currency demonetisation on the chosen indices on the event day. Nobody knows the actual impact of demonetisation on the economy in the long run. Bulk of the studies and opinions of experts on the demonetisation is mixed. Some experts opine that the impact on the economy would be significant and adverse. However, another bunch of experts opine that the shock on the economy would be smaller, although no extensive macroeconomic assessment has been published.
11.market efficiency, market anomalies, causes, evidences, and some behaviora...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes research on market anomalies that contradict the efficient market hypothesis. It discusses calendar anomalies like the weekend, turn-of-the-month, and January effects. Fundamental anomalies include the value, low price-to-book, and high dividend yield anomalies. Technical anomalies include strategies based on moving averages and trading ranges. The paper reviews evidence of these anomalies from studies of various stock markets and possible explanations. While anomalies present challenges to market efficiency, the causes and existence of anomalies are still areas for ongoing research.
Co integration and causality analysis of dynamic linkagesprj_publication
This document analyzes the relationship between the Indian stock market and equity markets of developed countries like the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, and Australia for the period after the global recession from 2010 to 2013. Johansen cointegration analysis found evidence of a long-term relationship between the markets, though some pairwise comparisons did not show cointegration. Granger causality tests also found short-term relationships between some country pairs. Specifically, the analysis indicates funds from Germany, Japan, and the U.S. could benefit from diversifying into India, while India does not qualify as a diversification opportunity for some other countries due to cointegration.
This document summarizes a study examining the "day of the week effect" on stock returns in the Pakistani stock market between 2006-2010. The study finds evidence of a "Tuesday effect", with average returns on Tuesdays found to be significantly higher than other days of the week. Descriptive statistics show the mean Tuesday return was 164.88 compared to 100.25 on other days. Regression analysis also indicates returns were significantly higher on Tuesdays, violating the assumption of efficient market hypothesis that returns should be constant across all days. Therefore, the study concludes there is a day of the week effect in the Pakistani stock market with abnormal returns observed on Tuesdays.
Effect of equity derivatives trading on spot market volatility in indiaAlexander Decker
This document discusses a study examining the effect of equity derivatives trading on spot market volatility in India. It provides context on the growth of derivatives trading in India. The author reviews previous literature which has found mixed results on the impact of derivatives introduction on underlying volatility in other markets. Some studies found increased volatility, others found decreased volatility, and some found no significant impact. The present study aims to help resolve these inconsistent findings by analyzing the impact of equity derivatives introduction on spot market volatility in India, using statistical models to account for asymmetric responses to news.
This study investigates the impact of the introduction of index options on emerging market volatility in the context of Malaysia. Company specific daily closing prices for 29 listed companies were examined to determine the conditional volatility shifts before and after the introduction of index options. Multiple window periods are examined to avoid year-end effects.The exponential generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (EGARCH) (1.1) model is used to determine the conditional volatility shift before and after the introduction of index options in Malaysia. The findings of this study suggest that the introduction of index options reduced market volatility in the Malaysia equity market at the 0.01 level of statistical significance. Further, this study contributed to extant literature because it uses company-specific daily equity price data and no such previous study exists on the impact of index options for this important emerging market. The study will be useful for academics, researchers, domestic and foreign investors and policy-makers, among others.
This document analyzes the impact of futures trading on market volatility in the Indian equity market, specifically looking at the S&P CNX IT index. It first reviews previous literature which reports mixed findings on the effect of derivatives introduction on volatility. The document then outlines the GARCH methodology used to model conditional volatility in the index returns series before and after the introduction of futures trading in India. Preliminary results found increased market volatility after futures listing, but sensitivity of returns to domestic and global markets remained unchanged. The nature of volatility also altered, with prices becoming more dependent on recent innovations post-derivatives, indicating improved efficiency.
The Impact of Policy Announcement on Stock Market Volatility: Evidence from C...IOSRJBM
The aim of the current empirical paper is to investigate the impact of major political events and its impact on stock market with special reference to BSE Sensex, Nifty fifty and BSE100 index. History has exhibited that stock market plays a major role in any economy. Stock markets have been impacted by various macro and micro economic factors. Therefore, the main objective of this empirical paper is to investigate the pricing behaviour of the chosen benchmark indices (Sensex, Nifty and BSE100) with respect to a major political event in India (demonetisation of currency) and its implications on regulators, researchers and market participants. For the purpose of the study the data has been collected from 26-10-2015 to 30-11-2016. The collected data has been tested for stationarity by applying ADF test statistics. The event study methodology has been employed to determine the impact of demonetisation on India bench mark indices. In order to capture the historical volatility the standard deviation of the abnormal returns of the selected indices has been computed. GARCH (1,1) model has been employed to ascertain the existence of ARCH/GARCH effect in the indices. We found a significant impact of currency demonetisation on the chosen indices on the event day. Nobody knows the actual impact of demonetisation on the economy in the long run. Bulk of the studies and opinions of experts on the demonetisation is mixed. Some experts opine that the impact on the economy would be significant and adverse. However, another bunch of experts opine that the shock on the economy would be smaller, although no extensive macroeconomic assessment has been published.
11.market efficiency, market anomalies, causes, evidences, and some behaviora...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes research on market anomalies that contradict the efficient market hypothesis. It discusses calendar anomalies like the weekend, turn-of-the-month, and January effects. Fundamental anomalies include the value, low price-to-book, and high dividend yield anomalies. Technical anomalies include strategies based on moving averages and trading ranges. The paper reviews evidence of these anomalies from studies of various stock markets and possible explanations. While anomalies present challenges to market efficiency, the causes and existence of anomalies are still areas for ongoing research.
Co integration and causality analysis of dynamic linkagesprj_publication
This document analyzes the relationship between the Indian stock market and equity markets of developed countries like the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, and Australia for the period after the global recession from 2010 to 2013. Johansen cointegration analysis found evidence of a long-term relationship between the markets, though some pairwise comparisons did not show cointegration. Granger causality tests also found short-term relationships between some country pairs. Specifically, the analysis indicates funds from Germany, Japan, and the U.S. could benefit from diversifying into India, while India does not qualify as a diversification opportunity for some other countries due to cointegration.
Co movements of u.s. eu and indian equity markets-portfolio diversification ...Alexander Decker
This document discusses research on the co-movements of equity markets in the US, EU, and India and the implications for international portfolio diversification. It provides an extensive literature review on previous research examining the integration and correlations between developed and emerging stock markets over time. The literature review covers studies investigating the co-movement and integration patterns between markets in North America, Europe, Asia, and other regions. The present study aims to focus on the co-integration relationship between the American, European and Indian equity markets.
This document discusses the impact of financial and global crises on the Indian stock market. It aims to examine the volatility of the Indian stock market due to events like the 2008 subprime crisis, the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, the 2015-16 Chinese stock market turbulence, and Brexit in 2015. The study will use an event study methodology to analyze the deviation of stock returns during crisis periods. It will also perform statistical analysis and regression analysis to compare the stock market between pre-crisis and post-crisis periods. The study seeks to understand how external events influence the Indian market and aid investors in making informed decisions.
A study of the Ghana stock market performance before and after general electionsGabriel Abbam
This document summarizes a dissertation that studied the performance of Ghana's stock market before and after the country's last five general elections in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008. The study analyzed the Ghana Stock Exchange monthly indices from 1991 to 2009 using statistical tests to compare market performance in the years before and after elections. The study found a significant difference in market performance between pre- and post-election periods. However, comparing control years that did not include elections still showed significant differences, making it difficult to conclude that elections alone caused the changes in market performance. The dissertation provided background on Ghana's political system and history of general elections as well as the establishment and structure of the Ghana Stock Exchange.
- The document analyzes the day-of-the-week effect on returns and volatility of the FTSE 250 index from 2006 to 2016 using GARCH modeling.
- It finds consistent results of higher returns on Fridays and significantly lower volatility on Wednesdays, suggesting variance in stock prices before and after weekends.
- A simple OLS regression and GARCH(1,5) model are used to examine the role of particular days of the trading week on index performance and volatility.
This document summarizes a paper that investigates the presence of structural breaks and long memory in the volatility of Volatility Index (VIX) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) returns. Using daily data from 2011 to 2013, the study examines for structural changes in the variance of VIX ETF series and models their relationship by incorporating identified breaks into ARFIMA and FIGARCH models to measure long memory. The results show dual long memory in VIX ETFs is related to their term structure and incorporating structural breaks leads to better estimation, providing evidence for or against market efficiency.
This document summarizes several empirical studies on the relationship between asset prices and foreign exchange risk. The studies analyzed data from various stock markets and time periods. Key findings include:
1) Exchange rate risk was found to significantly impact asset returns in Canada, especially after the beginning of the flexible exchange rate regime. Exchange rates and inflation risk were the most important factors pricing Canadian assets.
2) Two studies found that exchange rate risk, as measured by contemporaneous exchange rate changes, may not actually be priced in the US stock market. Industry portfolios and more robust methods of estimating exchange rate sensitivity were needed to properly test for pricing of exchange rate risk.
3) A study of developed and emerging Asian markets found
11.exchange rate volatility and stock market behaviour the nigerian experienceAlexander Decker
The study examines the relationship between exchange rates and stock market performance in Nigeria from 1985 to 2009 using cointegration and causality tests. The results show:
1) Exchange rates and stock market performance are cointegrated, indicating a long-run equilibrium relationship.
2) The long-run relationship between exchange rates and stock market performance is negative - exchange rate fluctuations negatively impact stock market performance.
3) Granger causality tests show exchange rates cause stock market performance in Nigeria, implying exchange rate volatility explains variations in the stock market.
Stock Market's Reaction to Unanticipated Events – A Study of Pakistaniosrjce
Financial information is the blood stream of investment decision making. This research aims to
examine changes in the performance of stock market around two major events. The events have been carefully
selected to study the impact of both fortunate and unfortunate information on the stock market activity. The first
event is the restoration of Mr. Iftikhar Muhammad Choudry as the Chief Justice of Pakistan on July 20th, 2007
and the second event selected is the assassination of former Prime Minister, Ms. Benazir Bhutto on December
27th, 2007 so the study will examine the period from June 2007 to February 2008. Both events occurred at a
short span of each other and can provide valuable insight in the proceedings of stock market when investor
activity soars. The information accompanying an unanticipated event may be available in varying degrees
initially to the investors and the stock market may run the risk of a chaotic volatility. This study will find how
Karachi Stock Exchange experienced reacted to these shocks.
This thesis examines log-periodic analysis of critical crashes in the Portuguese stock market. The document provides motivation for studying "Dragon King" events that are beyond typical distributions. It introduces the theory of self-similar oscillatory finite-time singularities and discusses how herding, imitation and other behaviors can lead to crashes. The methodology section describes using a log-periodic power law formula to model crashes in 1998, 2007 and 2015, fitting the data to estimate critical times and discuss results and sensitivity.
Economic indicators and stock market performance an empirical case of indiaIAEME Publication
This document summarizes the proceedings from the 2nd International Conference on Current Trends in Engineering and Management held in Mysore, India in July 2014. It examines the relationship between various economic indicators (GDP, inflation, exchange rates, etc.) and stock market performance in India from 1998-2014. Using correlation and regression analysis, it finds that stock market performance as measured by the BSE Sensex is positively correlated with GDP, gross domestic savings, and gross capital formation. The regression model shows that these economic indicators explain about 77% of the variability in stock market performance.
Stock Return Synchronicity and Technical Trading Rules (Global Development Fi...Koon Boon KEE
This document discusses a study examining the relationship between stock return synchronicity and the returns of technical trading rules. It begins by noting debates around the profitability and intellectual foundations of technical analysis. The study aims to explore if varying degrees of firm-level synchronicity can explain the profits or losses of technical trading rules. It reviews literature showing a decline in technical trading profitability over time in the US and lower stock price synchronicity. The study examines this relationship in Chinese stock markets, which had high synchronicity in 1995 but a now larger market. It measures synchronicity using stock return correlations and discusses debates around interpreting this measure.
This thesis investigates volatility spillovers between five major stock indices from 2002-2015. It finds that during the Great Financial Crisis, linkages and spillovers between the S&P 500, FTSE 100, Nikkei 225, DAX 30, and Toronto 300 Composite intensified. Using multivariate models, it provides evidence that market linkages and volatility spillovers have increased over time. The author aims to determine if volatility in one market leads others, and whether spillovers rise in crises or over the long-run. Geography's role as a determinant of co-movements is also examined.
Dynamics of currency futures trading and underlying exchange rate volatility ...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a research paper that examines the impact of currency futures trading on exchange rate volatility of the euro in India after currency futures were introduced in 2010. The paper uses daily exchange rate data from 2008 to 2011 and unit root and ARCH LM tests to analyze time series properties. It then employs a GJR GARCH model to study the impact on underlying volatility. The results indicate that currency futures trading had no impact on spot exchange rate volatility in India's foreign exchange market. It also found that recent news has a greater impact on spot market volatility while the influence of older news has declined since futures trading began.
11.factors causing reversed bullwhip effect on the supply chains of kenyan firmsAlexander Decker
This study examined factors that cause supply chain variability, known as the reverse bullwhip effect, along the supply chain of Kenya Pipeline Company. The researchers conducted interviews and collected data through questionnaires from 5 depots along the supply chain. The findings suggested that capacity constraints were a major factor contributing to supply chain inefficiencies. Specifically, the downstream storage capacity was much larger than the upstream utilization capacity, limiting product flow to end sale points. The conclusion was that the supply chain was inefficient due to challenges related to capacity and government intervention. Recommendations included strategies to adjust capacity, upgrade equipment, add manpower and machine hours, and reduce disruptive government intervention.
A merger occurs when one company is absorbed by another, while an acquisition takes place when a larger company takes over the shares and assets of a smaller company. Mergers and acquisitions allow companies to achieve economies of scale, gain market share, and increase competitiveness. However, they can also lead to integration difficulties and excessive debt if not managed properly. Some major mergers and acquisitions in India include the Reliance-BP deal, Essar exiting Vodafone, and Vedanta acquiring Cairn India. Reverse mergers allow private companies to go public by acquiring shell public companies.
The document discusses reverse logistics, which is defined as the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient flow of goods from the point of consumption back to the point of origin. Reverse logistics involves recovering value from returned products and materials. It addresses key questions around alternatives for returned products and who performs reverse logistics activities. Reverse logistics faces challenges due to differences from traditional forward logistics and barriers around priorities and systems.
This document lists 69 student projects for a Master of Science in Procurement and Logistics program. The projects cover a wide range of topics related to procurement and supply chain management. The topics include strategic procurement, vendor management, inventory management, outsourcing, e-procurement, green procurement, and risk management among various industries in Kenya. The document provides the names of the students and their project titles but no further details about the projects.
Reverse logistics involves the movement of goods from their point of use back to the manufacturer for reprocessing, repairs, recycling, or disposal. It has become an important competitive tool as organizations use services like replacing defective goods, refurbishing returned products, and product recalls to add value for customers. Effective reverse logistics requires planning systems for product collection, recycling centers, and documentation to support product tracking throughout the reverse supply chain.
MRP, MRP2 and ERP system in supply chainSaad Munami
Material Requirement Planning (MRP),
Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP 2),
Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
Systems in SCM
Definations with explaination
Green Supply Chain Management Practices_Abhijeet GhadgeAbhijeet Ghadge
This presentation discusses green supply chain management. It begins by defining green supply chain management as integrating environmental thinking into supply chain management across the entire product lifecycle. It then covers key green supply chain principles like reducing waste, green design, reverse logistics, and life cycle assessment. Successful case studies are presented, like Xerox's product remanufacturing program. Emerging areas of green supply chain management are also discussed, such as carbon footprint management, reverse logistics, and product lifecycle management. The presentation concludes by outlining the benefits of green supply chain practices.
Stock market anomalies a study of seasonal effects on average returns of nair...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a research study that examines seasonal effects (anomalies) on stock returns in the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in Kenya. Specifically, it analyzes the day of the week effect, weekend effect, and monthly effect. The study tests hypotheses about whether average returns differ by day of the week or month. It reviews previous literature documenting calendar anomalies in other stock markets. The conceptual framework focuses on analyzing the three seasonal effects. The study uses 12 years of daily closing price data for NSE indices to test the hypotheses and determine if the NSE exhibits calendar anomalies.
An empirical analysis of efficiency of the nigerian capital marketAlexander Decker
This study analyzes the efficiency of the Nigerian capital market by testing whether professionally managed funds can beat the market index. Monthly return data from 2007 to 2011 for five banks was used to test the strong form efficiency. The market model was used to estimate residuals and test if abnormal returns of managed portfolios were significantly different from zero. The results found the abnormal returns of professionally managed portfolios were insignificantly different from zero, indicating the Nigerian stock market is efficient in the strong form. The findings recommend fully computerizing the stock exchange and brokerages to maintain strong form efficiency through timely access to price-sensitive information.
Co movements of u.s. eu and indian equity markets-portfolio diversification ...Alexander Decker
This document discusses research on the co-movements of equity markets in the US, EU, and India and the implications for international portfolio diversification. It provides an extensive literature review on previous research examining the integration and correlations between developed and emerging stock markets over time. The literature review covers studies investigating the co-movement and integration patterns between markets in North America, Europe, Asia, and other regions. The present study aims to focus on the co-integration relationship between the American, European and Indian equity markets.
This document discusses the impact of financial and global crises on the Indian stock market. It aims to examine the volatility of the Indian stock market due to events like the 2008 subprime crisis, the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, the 2015-16 Chinese stock market turbulence, and Brexit in 2015. The study will use an event study methodology to analyze the deviation of stock returns during crisis periods. It will also perform statistical analysis and regression analysis to compare the stock market between pre-crisis and post-crisis periods. The study seeks to understand how external events influence the Indian market and aid investors in making informed decisions.
A study of the Ghana stock market performance before and after general electionsGabriel Abbam
This document summarizes a dissertation that studied the performance of Ghana's stock market before and after the country's last five general elections in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008. The study analyzed the Ghana Stock Exchange monthly indices from 1991 to 2009 using statistical tests to compare market performance in the years before and after elections. The study found a significant difference in market performance between pre- and post-election periods. However, comparing control years that did not include elections still showed significant differences, making it difficult to conclude that elections alone caused the changes in market performance. The dissertation provided background on Ghana's political system and history of general elections as well as the establishment and structure of the Ghana Stock Exchange.
- The document analyzes the day-of-the-week effect on returns and volatility of the FTSE 250 index from 2006 to 2016 using GARCH modeling.
- It finds consistent results of higher returns on Fridays and significantly lower volatility on Wednesdays, suggesting variance in stock prices before and after weekends.
- A simple OLS regression and GARCH(1,5) model are used to examine the role of particular days of the trading week on index performance and volatility.
This document summarizes a paper that investigates the presence of structural breaks and long memory in the volatility of Volatility Index (VIX) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) returns. Using daily data from 2011 to 2013, the study examines for structural changes in the variance of VIX ETF series and models their relationship by incorporating identified breaks into ARFIMA and FIGARCH models to measure long memory. The results show dual long memory in VIX ETFs is related to their term structure and incorporating structural breaks leads to better estimation, providing evidence for or against market efficiency.
This document summarizes several empirical studies on the relationship between asset prices and foreign exchange risk. The studies analyzed data from various stock markets and time periods. Key findings include:
1) Exchange rate risk was found to significantly impact asset returns in Canada, especially after the beginning of the flexible exchange rate regime. Exchange rates and inflation risk were the most important factors pricing Canadian assets.
2) Two studies found that exchange rate risk, as measured by contemporaneous exchange rate changes, may not actually be priced in the US stock market. Industry portfolios and more robust methods of estimating exchange rate sensitivity were needed to properly test for pricing of exchange rate risk.
3) A study of developed and emerging Asian markets found
11.exchange rate volatility and stock market behaviour the nigerian experienceAlexander Decker
The study examines the relationship between exchange rates and stock market performance in Nigeria from 1985 to 2009 using cointegration and causality tests. The results show:
1) Exchange rates and stock market performance are cointegrated, indicating a long-run equilibrium relationship.
2) The long-run relationship between exchange rates and stock market performance is negative - exchange rate fluctuations negatively impact stock market performance.
3) Granger causality tests show exchange rates cause stock market performance in Nigeria, implying exchange rate volatility explains variations in the stock market.
Stock Market's Reaction to Unanticipated Events – A Study of Pakistaniosrjce
Financial information is the blood stream of investment decision making. This research aims to
examine changes in the performance of stock market around two major events. The events have been carefully
selected to study the impact of both fortunate and unfortunate information on the stock market activity. The first
event is the restoration of Mr. Iftikhar Muhammad Choudry as the Chief Justice of Pakistan on July 20th, 2007
and the second event selected is the assassination of former Prime Minister, Ms. Benazir Bhutto on December
27th, 2007 so the study will examine the period from June 2007 to February 2008. Both events occurred at a
short span of each other and can provide valuable insight in the proceedings of stock market when investor
activity soars. The information accompanying an unanticipated event may be available in varying degrees
initially to the investors and the stock market may run the risk of a chaotic volatility. This study will find how
Karachi Stock Exchange experienced reacted to these shocks.
This thesis examines log-periodic analysis of critical crashes in the Portuguese stock market. The document provides motivation for studying "Dragon King" events that are beyond typical distributions. It introduces the theory of self-similar oscillatory finite-time singularities and discusses how herding, imitation and other behaviors can lead to crashes. The methodology section describes using a log-periodic power law formula to model crashes in 1998, 2007 and 2015, fitting the data to estimate critical times and discuss results and sensitivity.
Economic indicators and stock market performance an empirical case of indiaIAEME Publication
This document summarizes the proceedings from the 2nd International Conference on Current Trends in Engineering and Management held in Mysore, India in July 2014. It examines the relationship between various economic indicators (GDP, inflation, exchange rates, etc.) and stock market performance in India from 1998-2014. Using correlation and regression analysis, it finds that stock market performance as measured by the BSE Sensex is positively correlated with GDP, gross domestic savings, and gross capital formation. The regression model shows that these economic indicators explain about 77% of the variability in stock market performance.
Stock Return Synchronicity and Technical Trading Rules (Global Development Fi...Koon Boon KEE
This document discusses a study examining the relationship between stock return synchronicity and the returns of technical trading rules. It begins by noting debates around the profitability and intellectual foundations of technical analysis. The study aims to explore if varying degrees of firm-level synchronicity can explain the profits or losses of technical trading rules. It reviews literature showing a decline in technical trading profitability over time in the US and lower stock price synchronicity. The study examines this relationship in Chinese stock markets, which had high synchronicity in 1995 but a now larger market. It measures synchronicity using stock return correlations and discusses debates around interpreting this measure.
This thesis investigates volatility spillovers between five major stock indices from 2002-2015. It finds that during the Great Financial Crisis, linkages and spillovers between the S&P 500, FTSE 100, Nikkei 225, DAX 30, and Toronto 300 Composite intensified. Using multivariate models, it provides evidence that market linkages and volatility spillovers have increased over time. The author aims to determine if volatility in one market leads others, and whether spillovers rise in crises or over the long-run. Geography's role as a determinant of co-movements is also examined.
Dynamics of currency futures trading and underlying exchange rate volatility ...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a research paper that examines the impact of currency futures trading on exchange rate volatility of the euro in India after currency futures were introduced in 2010. The paper uses daily exchange rate data from 2008 to 2011 and unit root and ARCH LM tests to analyze time series properties. It then employs a GJR GARCH model to study the impact on underlying volatility. The results indicate that currency futures trading had no impact on spot exchange rate volatility in India's foreign exchange market. It also found that recent news has a greater impact on spot market volatility while the influence of older news has declined since futures trading began.
11.factors causing reversed bullwhip effect on the supply chains of kenyan firmsAlexander Decker
This study examined factors that cause supply chain variability, known as the reverse bullwhip effect, along the supply chain of Kenya Pipeline Company. The researchers conducted interviews and collected data through questionnaires from 5 depots along the supply chain. The findings suggested that capacity constraints were a major factor contributing to supply chain inefficiencies. Specifically, the downstream storage capacity was much larger than the upstream utilization capacity, limiting product flow to end sale points. The conclusion was that the supply chain was inefficient due to challenges related to capacity and government intervention. Recommendations included strategies to adjust capacity, upgrade equipment, add manpower and machine hours, and reduce disruptive government intervention.
A merger occurs when one company is absorbed by another, while an acquisition takes place when a larger company takes over the shares and assets of a smaller company. Mergers and acquisitions allow companies to achieve economies of scale, gain market share, and increase competitiveness. However, they can also lead to integration difficulties and excessive debt if not managed properly. Some major mergers and acquisitions in India include the Reliance-BP deal, Essar exiting Vodafone, and Vedanta acquiring Cairn India. Reverse mergers allow private companies to go public by acquiring shell public companies.
The document discusses reverse logistics, which is defined as the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient flow of goods from the point of consumption back to the point of origin. Reverse logistics involves recovering value from returned products and materials. It addresses key questions around alternatives for returned products and who performs reverse logistics activities. Reverse logistics faces challenges due to differences from traditional forward logistics and barriers around priorities and systems.
This document lists 69 student projects for a Master of Science in Procurement and Logistics program. The projects cover a wide range of topics related to procurement and supply chain management. The topics include strategic procurement, vendor management, inventory management, outsourcing, e-procurement, green procurement, and risk management among various industries in Kenya. The document provides the names of the students and their project titles but no further details about the projects.
Reverse logistics involves the movement of goods from their point of use back to the manufacturer for reprocessing, repairs, recycling, or disposal. It has become an important competitive tool as organizations use services like replacing defective goods, refurbishing returned products, and product recalls to add value for customers. Effective reverse logistics requires planning systems for product collection, recycling centers, and documentation to support product tracking throughout the reverse supply chain.
MRP, MRP2 and ERP system in supply chainSaad Munami
Material Requirement Planning (MRP),
Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP 2),
Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
Systems in SCM
Definations with explaination
Green Supply Chain Management Practices_Abhijeet GhadgeAbhijeet Ghadge
This presentation discusses green supply chain management. It begins by defining green supply chain management as integrating environmental thinking into supply chain management across the entire product lifecycle. It then covers key green supply chain principles like reducing waste, green design, reverse logistics, and life cycle assessment. Successful case studies are presented, like Xerox's product remanufacturing program. Emerging areas of green supply chain management are also discussed, such as carbon footprint management, reverse logistics, and product lifecycle management. The presentation concludes by outlining the benefits of green supply chain practices.
Stock market anomalies a study of seasonal effects on average returns of nair...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a research study that examines seasonal effects (anomalies) on stock returns in the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in Kenya. Specifically, it analyzes the day of the week effect, weekend effect, and monthly effect. The study tests hypotheses about whether average returns differ by day of the week or month. It reviews previous literature documenting calendar anomalies in other stock markets. The conceptual framework focuses on analyzing the three seasonal effects. The study uses 12 years of daily closing price data for NSE indices to test the hypotheses and determine if the NSE exhibits calendar anomalies.
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An Analysis of the Reverse Weekend Anomaly at the Nairobi
Securities Exchange in Kenya
Sifunjo E. Kisaka1*
;Cherutoi, Elima Kimonda1
; Hellen Murugi Kamuti3
;Benedict Mangobe Wafubwa4
1.School of Business, University of Nairobi. P.O. Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya
2.Lecturer, Oshwal College, P.O. Box 101708-00101, Jamia Mall, Nairobi, Kenya
3.National Housing Corporation, P.O Box 30257, Nairobi, Kenya
*Email of the corresponding author: sifunjo.kisaka@gmail.com
Abstract
The objective of this study is to investigate whether the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) exhibits the reverse
weekend anomaly. The reverse weekend anomaly exists when Monday returns are significantly positive and
larger than those on other days of the week. The data used in this study consisted of daily stock returns of 32
sampled companies listed continuously at the NSE from 1 January 2001 to 31st
December 2005. Since the
reverse weekend effect tends to be associated with stocks of large firms, the data set was split into two sub-
samples for large and small companies. Then weekly stock returns were regressed on the daily stock returns for
the two sub-samples and the full sample. The sign, magnitude and significance of Monday returns in relation to
those of other days of the week were examined. The results show that Monday returns are highly significant but
their coefficient is not positive. Hence there is no reverse weekend anomaly at the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
This finding is attributed to the increasing efficiency of the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The findings of this
study are consistent with the findings of Leuthold (1991) but contradict those of Brusa, Liu & Schulman (2005).
Keywords: Weekend Anomaly, Reverse Weekend Anomaly, Efficient Market Hypothesis, Nairobi Securities
Exchange, Kenya
1.1 Introduction
Security prices and their behavior, over the years, has been a concern to many financial analysts as well as other
stakeholders in the economy. There has been intensive research, especially in the field of finance towards
determining the behavior of stock markets (Roll, 1977; Kendall, 1953; Mandelbrot, 1963; Roberts, 1959, 1967;
Black, et al., 1972; Cootner, 1964; Fama, 1965 ) and share prices in particular (Dimson, 1988; Thaler, 1992;
Ziemba, 1988, 1994a). Major reviews of this literature are Fama (1991), Blume & Siegel (1992), Hawawini &
Keim (1994), and Ziemba (1994b). Investors attach a lot of importance to stock prices hence knowledge of
information about stock prices enable them make informed decisions on when to buy, dispose or hold shares all
for the purpose of making capital gains.
The extent to which information is reliable depends on the efficiency of the stock market. The Efficient Market
Hypothesis (EMH) states that at any given time, security prices fully reflect all available information, implying
that individuals who buy and sell securities do so with the assumption that the securities they are buying are
worth more than the price they are paying , while those they are selling are worth less than the selling price. But
if markets are efficient and current prices fully reflect all information, then buying and selling securities in an
attempt to outperform the market will effectively be a game of chance rather than skill.
The contributions of scholars such as Fama (1970) on Efficient Market Hypothesis (1970), also asserts that if a
market is efficient , no information or analysis can be expected to result in out performance of an appropriate
benchmark. The random walk theory however asserts that price movements cannot follow any patterns or trends
and that past price movements cannot be used to predict future price movements. The debate about efficient
market hypothesis has resulted in numerous empirical studies attempting to determine whether specific markets
are in fact efficient and if so, to what degree. Researchers have however documented some technical anomalies
that seem to contradict the efficient market hypothesis (French, 1980, Galai, and Kedar-Levy, 2005). The
anomalies which have been cited tend to work against the efficiency of the stock market. Such anomalies include
the January effect, small firm and weekend effects (Brusa, Liu & Schulman, 2005). Findings from research on
these anomalies show that stock market may not be efficient, especially in the weak form.
The weekend effect is a situation where stock returns on Monday are significantly negative and are lower than
returns on other days of the week. The weekend effect and its reverse are some of the anomalies that have been
uncovered to be posing a challenge to the efficient market hypothesis especially in the weak form. Some of the
researchers who have studied the calendar anomaly known as the Monday or weekend effect are for example
Cross (1973) and more recently Schwert (1990). Results of these studies show that stock returns on Monday are
significantly negative and are lower than returns on other days of the week.
Furthermore, studies of Brusa, Liu and Schulman (2003, 2005) suggest that the weekend effect has reversed,
whereby Monday returns are significantly positive and larger than those on other days of the week. In addition,
there is also evidence that the weekend effect and the reverse weekend effect depends on the size of firms as well
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as stock ownership composition in the market (Brusa, Liu & Schulman, 2003). The focus of this study is on the
reverse weekend effect. The aim is to establish whether or not the reverse weekend effect is experienced at the
NSE.
1.2 Statement of the Problem
The predictability of stock returns is a feature of inefficient stock markets. Research has uncovered stock market
anomalies that seem to contradict the efficient market hypothesis (French, 1980). Such anomalies include the
weekend effect and reverse weekend effect (Brusa, Liu & Schulman, 2005). Studies done in the seventies,
eighties and early nineties by Cross (1973), French (1980) and Schwert (1990), Abraham & Ikenberry (1994)
confirmed the existence of a weekend effect. This means that Monday returns are significantly lower than on
other days of the week.
However, Kamara (1997) reports that the weekend effect has diminished significantly in the U.S. since the
introduction of the S & P 500 futures contract in 1982. Furthermore, studies of Brusa, Liu and Schulman (2000)
suggest that the weekend effect has reversed so that Monday returns arc significantly positive and larger than
those on other days of the week. These studies also found that the weekend effect and the reverse weekend effect
are as a result of such factors as firm size, share ownership composition and the previous Friday returns.
Studies investigating stock market anomalies in Kenya include Rasugu (2005) entitled “The Existence of the
Holiday Effect at the NSE” and Mokua (2003) entitled “Weekend Effect on stock returns at the Nairobi
Securities Exchange”. Rasugu’s study sought to establish whether the Nairobi Securities Exchange exhibits the
weekend effect. His sample consisted of 44 companies that traded continuously in the NSE for 5 years from 1”
January 1998 to 31st December 2002. The study involved the use of secondary data obtained from NSE daily
stock prices (bids) and dividends collected from 1 January 1998 to 31’ December 2002. He used regression
analysis models and tests to determine the significance of stock returns on before the holidays, post holiday
period and other days. A comparison of the mean returns of pre holiday and post holiday days showed no
significant differences between the means. His findings depict the absence of holiday effect on the NSE.
Mokua (2003) sampled 43 companies listed in the NSE continuously for 5 years from 1 April 1996 to 31st
March,
2001. Secondary data was obtained for daily transaction prices extracted from NSE records and bid prices were
used as an approximation of the transaction prices. The data were analyzed using linear regression and
comparison of means done under independent sample Nest. His study concluded that Monday returns are not
significantly lower than the other days nor are Friday returns significantly higher than the other days of the
trading week. His findings also depict the absence to the weekend effect on the NSE. The absence of the
weekend anomaly let to the examination of the possibility of the reverse weekend anomaly.
2. Literature Review
2.1 Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH)
Efficient market hypothesis is an investment theory which states that it is impossible to “beat the market”
because stock market efficiency causes existing share prices to always incorporate and reflect all relevant
information (Fama, Fisher, Jensen & Roll, 1969). According to the EMH, this means that stocks always trade at
their fair value on stock exchanges, and thus it is impossible for investors to either purchase undervalued stocks
or sell stocks for inflated prices. Thus, the crux of the EMH is that it should be impossible to outperform the
overall market through expert stock selection or market timing, and that the only way an investor can possibly
obtain higher returns is by purchasing riskier investments (Harvey, 1991). This theory has met a lot of opposition,
especially from the technical analysts (Lakonishok and Marberlv, 1990). Their argument against the efficient
market theory is that many investors base their expectations on past prices, past earnings, track records and other
indicators. Because stock prices are largely based on investor expectation many believe it only makes sense to
believe that past prices influence future prices (Haugen & Baker, 1996; Hirshleifer, 2001).
The nature of information does not have to be limited to financial news and research alone indeed information
about political, economic and social events, combined with how investors perceive such information, whether
true or rumored, will be reflected in the stock price (Hirshleifer, 2001). According to EMH, as prices respond
only to information available in the market, and, because all market participants are privy to the same
information, no one will have the ability to out-perform the market.
In efficient markets, prices are random, so no investment pattern can be discerned (Leuthold, 1098). planned
approach to Investment, therefore, cannot be successful. This “random walk” of prices, commonly spoken about
in the EMH school of thought, results in the failure of any investment strategy that aims to beat the market
consistently. In fact, the EMH suggests that given the transaction costs involved in portfolio management, it
would be more profitable for an investor to put his or her money into an index fund (Lee, Shleifer & Thaler,
1990).
Fama’s 1970 review (revisited in 1991) divides work on market efficiency into three categories: Weak form,
Semi-strong form, and Strong form of market efficiency. The strong form suggests that securities prices reflect
all available information, even private information. Seyhun (1986) provides sufficient evidence that insiders
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profit from trading on information not already incorporated into prices. Hence the strong form does not hold in a
world with an uneven playing field. The semi-strong form of EMH asserts that security prices reflect all publicly
available information. There are no undervalued or overvalued securities and thus, trading rules are incapable of
producing superior returns. When new information is released, it is fully incorporated into the price rather
speedily. The availability of intraday data enabled tests which offer evidence of public information impacting
stock prices within minutes (Patell & Wolfson, 1984, Gosnell, Keown & Pinkerton, 1996). The weak form of the
hypothesis suggests that past prices or returns reflect future prices or returns. The inconsistent performance of
technical analysts suggests this form holds. However, Fama (1991) expanded the concept of the weak form to
include predicting future returns with the use of accounting or macroeconomic variables. 1-lowever, the
evidence of predictability of returns provides an argument against the weak form (Shiller, 1998).
The EMH has provided the theoretical basis for much of the financial market research during the seventies and
the eighties. In the past, most of the evidence seems to have been consistent with the EMH (Seyhun, 1968).
Prices were seen to follow a random walk model and the predictable variations in equity returns, if any, were
found to be statistically insignificant. While most of the studies in the seventies focused on predicting prices
from past prices (Malkiel,1977), studies in the eighties also looked at the possibility of forecasting based on
variables such as dividend yield (Fama & French, 1988), P/E ratios (Campbell and Shiller ,1988) and term
structure variables (Harvey , 1991). Studies in the nineties looked at inadequacies of current asset pricing models
(La Porta, Lakonishok, Shleifer & Vishny, 1997).
The maintained hypothesis of EMH also stimulated a plethora of studies that looked, among other things, at the
reaction of the stock market to the announcement of various events such as earnings (Ball & Brown ,l968), stock
splits (Fama, Fisher, Jensen & Roll ,1969), capital expenditure (McConnell & Muscarella, 1985), divestitures
(Klein 1986) and takeovers (Jensen & Ruback , 1983). The usefulness or relevance of the information was
judged based on the market activity associated with a particular event. In general, the typical results from event
studies showed that security prices seemed to adjust to new information within a day of the event announcement,
an inference that is consistent with the EMH (Patell & Wolfson, 1984). Even though there is considerable
evidence regarding the existence of efficient markets(Shiller, 1995, Grossman & Stiglitz, l980), one has to bear
in mind that there are no universally accepted definitions of crucial terms such as abnormal returns, economic
value, and even the null hypothesis of market efficiency. To this list of caveats, one could add the limitations of
econometric procedures on which the empirical tests are based (Reiganum, 1981).
Fama’s second review (1991) on Efficient Market Hypothesis reiterates that any investigation of market
efficiency has at least two problems: ihe first is information and transaction costs and the other is the joint-
hypothesis problem. Unlike the 1970 paper which he used the terms Weak-form, Semi-Strong form and Strong
form, Fama (1991) focuses on three areas: tests for return predictability, event studies and tests of private
information.
When looking at return predictability, Fama (1991) points out the change in focus in this area. Formerly it was
just testing short-run return predictability from past returns. Now it includes other variables such as dividend
yields (D/P), Earnings/Price (E/P), term - structure variables, as well as for longer horizons. He borrows the
contributions of French & Roll (1986) who report that stock prices are more variable when the market is open.
This has been interpreted by some as noise and an indication of market inefficiency (Basu, 1997). However, the
size of the autocorrelations is small for short-run autocorrelations.
For longer-term horizons, Shiller (1984) and Summers (1986) present a view that stock prices take large slowly
decaying swings away from fundamental values, but short-horizons have small autocorrelations. Tests of this
model have been largely fruitless. There has been some evidence of negative autocorrelations in the 3-5 year
horizons but as Fama & French (1988) show these largely disappear when the 1926-1940 period is dropped from
the data.
Still on return predictability, Fama (1991) points our that any test of asset pricing models runs into the joint-
hypothesis problem, where he emphasizes the fact if at one can never know whether the market is inefficient or
the model is wrong and that the choice of model mar influence the findings. His conclusion on predictability is
the absence of a pricing model. Not surprisingly multi-factor models work better (not surprising because
researcher can look until they find something). Moreover, it is possible that all of the models are capturing the
same risk factor but we do not recognize it yet.
On tests for private information, Fama (1991) suggests several different ways of investigating this. Insider
trading: insiders do beat the market (Gaffe, 1974; Seyhun 1986). Insider trading is where insiders profit from
trading on information not already incorporated into prices. Security Analysts: Value Line and other anomalies
suggest that analysts do provide some information. This is inconsistent with Efficient Markets if one assumes the
absence of information costs, but is perfectly consistent if information is costly to obtain (Grossman & Stiglitz,
1980). Professional portfolio management: Results are largely consistent with the idea that on average people do
not beat the market. There are some conflicting theories (Gaffe, 1974), but other researchers for example Fama
& French (1995) agree with this conclusion.
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Overall it appears the market is quite efficient but not perfectly so. There appears to be some predictability and
some mean reversion in long-run returns, but not so much in the short-run tests. The early euphoric research of
the seventies was followed by a more cautioned and critical approach to the EMH in the eighties and nineties.
Researchers repeatedly challenged the studies based on EMH by raising critical questions such as: Can the
movement in prices be fully attributed to the announcement of events (Patell & Wolfson, 1984)? Do public
announcements affect prices at all (Bernard, 1993)? And what could be some of the other factors affecting price
movements (Cutler, Porteba & Summers, 1989)? For example, Roll (1988) argues that most price movements for
individual stocks cannot be traced to public announcements. In their analysis of the aggregate stock market,
Cutler, Poterba & Summers (1989) reach similar conclusions. They report that there is little, if any, correlation
between the greatest aggregate market movement and public release of important information. More recently,
Haugen & Baker (1996) in their analysis of determinants of returns in five countries conclude that none of the
factors related to sensitivities to macroeconomic variables seem to be important determinants of expected stock
returns.
2.2 The Challenge to Efficient Market Hypothesis
The accumulating evidence suggests that stock prices can be predicted with a fair degree of reliability (Fama,
1970). Two competing explanations have been offered for such behavior. Proponents of EMH (Fama and French,
1995) maintain that such predictability results from time-varying equilibrium expected returns generated by
rational pricing in an efficient market that compensates for the level of risk undertaken. Critics of EMH (La
Porta, Lakonishok, Shleifer, & Vishny, 1997) argue that the predictability of stock returns reflects the
psychological factors, social movements, noise trading, and fashions or ‘fads” of irrational investors in a
speculative market. The question about whether predictability of returns represents rational variations in
expected returns or arises due to irrational speculative deviations from theoretical values has provided the
impetus for fervent intellectual inquiries in the recent years.
The hitherto dominant paradigm in financial market research, the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), has been
put on trial recently and subjected to critical re-examination (Porteba & Samwick, 1995). The preliminary
evidence indicates that the initial confidence in the Efficient Market Hypothesis might have been misplaced
(Reiganum, 1981). It is observed that financial equilibrium models based on EMH fail to depict trading
operations in the real world (Haugen & Baker, 1996). Various anomalies and inconsistent results call for
refinement of the existing paradigm (Haugen & Baker, 1996).
In the real world of investment, however, there are obvious arguments against the EMH, There are investors who
have beaten the market. Warren Buffet, whose investment strategy focuses on undervalued stocks, made millions
and set an example for numerous followers Dechow, Hutton, Meulberek & Sloan, 2000). There are portfolio
managers that have better track records than others, and there are investment houses with more renowned
research analysis than others (Gompers & Metrick, 2001). So how can performance be random when people are
clearly profiting from and beating the market?
Studies in behavioral finance, which look into the effects of investor psychology on stock prices, also reveal that
there are some predictable patterns in the stock market (Hirshleifer & Shumwav, 2001). Investors tend to buy
undervalued stocks and sell overvalued stocks, and, in a market of many participants, the result can be anything
but efficient (Klein, 1986).
Patel, Zeckhauser & Hendricks (1991) argue that for most economists it is an article of faith that financial
markets reach rational aggregate outcomes, despite the irrational behavior of some participants, since
sophisticated players stand ready to capitalize on the mistakes of the naive. Yet financial markets have been
subject to speculative fads that are hard to interpret as rational (Hirshleifer, 2001). Shiller (1998) reiterates that
recent literature in empirical finance is surveyed in its relation to underlying behavioral principles, principles
which come primarily from psychology, sociology and anthropology. The behavioral principles discussed are:
prospect theory, regret and cognitive dissonance, anchoring, mental accounting, overconfidence, over and under
reaction, gambling behavior and speculation, attention anomalies and global culture.
Barber & Odean (1999) argue that the field of modern financial economics assumes that people behave with
extreme rationality, but they do not. They point out that people’s deviations from rationality are often systematic.
Behavioral finance relaxes the traditional assumptions of financial economics by incorporating these observable,
systematic and very human departures from rationality into standard models of financial markets. They highlight
two common mistakes investors make: excessive trading and the tendency to disproportionately hold on to losing
investments while selling winners. They further argue that systematic biases have their origins in human
psychology. That the tendency for human beings to be overconfident causes the first bias in investors, and the
human desire to avoid regret prompts the second.
Hirshleifer (2001) also makes his contribution that the basic paradigm of asset pricing is in vibrant flux. The
purely rational approach is being subsumed by a broader approach based upon the psychology of investors. In
this approach, security expected returns are determined by both risk and misevaluation. Hirshleifer’s broader
observation is that investor behavior in natural and experimental markets report evidence consistent with a
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disposition effect, a greater readiness to realize gains than losses. Certain groups of investors change their
behaviors in parallel, in some cases engaging in momentum trading that result in gain.
2.4 Empirical Studies on the Reverse Weekend Anomaly
The reverse weekend effect anomaly purports that Monday returns are significantly positive and larger than
those on other days of the week. Previous studies in the financial literature have documented the existence of
significantly negative Monday returns in stock markets (Schwert, 1990; Keim, 1987). For instances, Schwert
(1990i examines the U.S., tock indexes from 1802 to 1987 and reports the existence of a weekend effect during
this period. Keim (1987), who studies the U.S. indexes during the 1963- 1985 period, also reports the existence
of a weekend effect. Kamara (1997) reports that the effect, while still exists, has diminished significantly since
the introduction of the S&P 500 futures contract in 1982.
Other studies on the weekend effect include those by Cross (1973), French (1980), and more recently, Schwert
(1990), Lakonishok & Maberiv (1990), Abraham & Ikenberry (1994), and Wang, Li, & Erickson (1997). The
results in these studies conclude that stock returns on Monday are significantly negative and they are lower than
returns on other days of the week. However, Connolly (1989) points out that the weekend effect is not stable
over time. It appears in some periods, disappears in certain periods, and reappears in others. In addition, Kamara
(1997) reports that the effect has diminished significantly since the introduction of the S&P 500 futures contract
in 1982.
Recent evidence from the stock markets of the United States indicates that the traditional weekend effect has
reversed with Monday returns being significantly positive, (Brusa, Liu & Schulman, 2005) .This study examined
the daily returns from U.S S & P 500 index and the Canadian S & P /TSX Composition index over the period
1988-2003.Consistent with findings of other empirical studies, the researchers find that there is indeed a reversal
of the weekend effect in the U.S market. While there is a weak evidence based on non-parametric tests of this
effect in the Canadian market, this is not supported by t-tests and the regression used by French (1980).
Studies by Brusa, Liu, & Schulman (2000, 2005) suggest that the weekend effect has reversed recently in the
early nineties. Their study was done over an extended period of eleven years (1988 to 1998) with the aim of
investigating Monday returns for four major stock market indexes: the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), the
Standard and Poor’s 500 indexes (S&P 500), the CRSP value-weighted index, and the NASDAQ stock index.
They find that while Monday returns tend to be negative during the pre-1988 period, this weekend effect is
reversed during the post-1988 period. The degree of the reverse weekend effect is related to firm size. While
small firms still show diminishing weekend effect, large firms have strong reverse weekend effect. Their results
indicate that the reverse weekend effect is not only a temporary phenomenon. Instead, it is a sustained anomaly
that exists over an extended period in the recent market. They also examined whether the appearance of the
reverse weekend effect can be attributed to the change in the stock ownership composition in the market.
Previous studies of the weekend effect conclude that the trading activities of individual investors contribute to
the existence of the “traditional” weekend effect Lakonishok & Maberlv, 1990; Abraham & Ikenberry, 1994).
Furthermore, the study of Abraham and Ikenberrv (1994) also reports that the trading behavior of individual
investors is one of the factors contributing to the positive autocorrelation between Friday returns and the
following Monday returns — i.e. positive (negative) returns on Friday tend to be followed by positive (negative)
returns on the following Monday and this positive Friday-Monday autocorrelation is stronger for small and
medium size companies than large companies.
The composition of the stock ownership in the U.S., however, has steadily shifted from individuals to institutions
in the past few decades as noted by Poterba and Samwick (1995), and Gompers and Metrick (2001). For instance,
the stock ownership by individuals has declined significantly from nearly 90 percent in the 1950s to less than 50
percent in the mid 1990s, while the stock ownership by institutions (pension funds, mutual funds, and insurance
companies) has increased considerably from less than 8 percent to more than 40 percent during the same period
(Poterba & Samwick, 1995 p.3l3). Moreover, by December 1996 large institutional investors — institutions
having at least $ 100 millions under management held control over more than half of the U.S. equity market
(Gompers & Metrick (2001).
Since institutional investors behave differently from individual investors in many aspects, the documentation of
the shift in stock ownership composition from individuals to institutions raises an interesting question: Could the
shift in stock ownership-composition explain, at least in part, the existence of the reverse weekend effect? For
instance, if the trading activity of individual investors is one of the contributing factors to the existence of the
traditional weekend effect as documented by Lakonishok & Maberly (1990) and Abraham & Ikenberrv, (1994),
could the trading activity of institutional investors be related to the reverse weekend effect?
The conjecture of the association between the shift in stock ownership-composition and the reversal of the
weekend effect becomes more plausible if we take into account the findings in the literature that the “reversed”
weekend effect is documented mostly in stocks of larger and more liquid firms (Brusa, Liu & Schulrnan, 2005),
which are also more favored by institutional investors (Gompers & Metrick, 2001), because these stocks cost
less in trading for institutional investors (Katnara, 1997), and investing in these stocks is considered more
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“prudent” than investing in stocks of small firms (Del Guercio (1996)). Furthermore, the studies in the literature
also report that the trading behavior of individual investors is one of the factors contributing to the positive
autocorrelation between Friday returns and the returns on the following Monday (Abraham & Ikenberrv, 1994).
If the stock ownership composition has shifted from individuals toward institutions, and institutions tend to
invest in stocks of larger firms, then we may expect the Friday-Monday return autocorrelation for larger firms to
be changed.
Brusa, et al., (2005) hypothesize that the trading of institutional investors in stocks of large firms contributes to
the existence of the reverse weekend effect. They test this hypothesis and the results in show that the trading
activities of institutional investors are positively related to the positive Monday returns documented in the post-I
988 period while the trading activities of individual investors are negatively related to Monday returns.
Finally, they examine the association between Monday returns and the previous Friday returns for stocks of large
and small firms. They find significant differences in the Friday- Monday return autocorrelation between stocks
of large and small firms. During the period in which the reverse weekend effect is detected (1988-1998), small
stocks exhibit a positive autocorrelation between Friday and Monday returns — i.e. positive Friday returns tend
to be followed by positive Monday returns, and negative Friday returns tend to be followed by negative Monday
returns. However, the positive correlation between Friday and Monday returns does not exist for stocks of larger
firms during the post-l988 period. While positive Friday returns still tend to be followed by positive returns on
the following Monday, negative Friday returns are not followed by negative Monday returns.
Brusa’s study entailed secondary data obtained from New York Stock Exchange where he used daily indices. He
used the following regression model:
ttt EMONR ++= 10 ββ (1)
Where: Rt is the return on day t, oβ is the intercept, 1β is the coefficient en a dummy variable MONt, that
equals one on Monday and zero otherwise, and Et, is the error term, He used t-statistics to test the null hypothesis
that 01 =β (that is, the difference between average Monday returns and average returns throughout the week is
zero).
In Kenya, Mokua (2003) examined the existence of the Weekend Effect on the NSE. He used a sample of 43
companies listed continuously in the NSE for 5 years from 1 April 1996 to 31st March 2001. Secondary data was
obtained from the NSF, daily transaction prices were extracted from NSE records and bid prices were used as an
approximation of the transaction prices. The data collected were analyzed using linear regression and
comparison of means done under independent sample 7-test. F-statistic test was done to determine the equality of
means across all the 5 days from Monday through Friday. His study concluded that Monday returns arc not
significantly lower than the other days nor are Friday returns significantly higher than the other days of the
trading week. His findings also depict the absence of the weekend effect on the NSE. This study aimed at
inquiring into the existence of the reverse weekend effect at the NSE.
3. Research Methodology
This section presents the research design, the population and sample of the study, the data and the data analysis
methods.
3.1 Research Design
This study was based on a causal research design. This research design aims at examining the cause and effect
between two variables of interest to the researcher. Causal research design also enables the researcher to examine
the predictive ability of one variable vis-a-vis another. In this study the objective was to analyze the causal
relationship between interest rates and exchange rates in Kenya. The focus was on the predictive ability of
interest rates against exchange rates. Therefore, the causal research design was the most appropriate for carrying
out this particular study.
3.2 Population of the Study
The population of the study consisted of all the companies quoted at the Nairobi Securities Exchange as at 31st
December 2005.Only those companies that trade in equity stocks were included since the study sought to
investigate equity stock market behavior. The population of listed firms whose shares were traded at the NSE as
at 31st December 2005 stood at 54.
3.3 Sampling Frame
The sample included companies listed continuously for 5 years from 1 January 2001 to 3l’ December 2005 and
for which data on stock returns was available. Thirty two (32) companies satisfied the sampling criteria. The
sample was further subdivided into two; large and small companies. A subjective judgment was done where a
company was considered large if its market capitalization was above Ksh 5 billion, otherwise it was considered
small.
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3.4 Data and Study Period
We used secondary data obtained from the Nairobi Securities Exchange and daily transaction prices extracted
from the NSE records. Kiweu (1991) in his pilot study shows that the NSE hid prices are close to the transaction
prices. In this study too, we used bid prices as an approximation of transaction prices. A duration of five years
from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2005 is used due the fact that reverse weekend effect is a recent
phenomenon.
3.5 Data Analysis
The daily bid prices were then transformed into daily stock returns using the formula below
( )
j
jo
j
P
PP −
=α
Where: jα is the daily stock return of stock j. Where P0 is the daily closing price and Pj is the daily opening
price.
To test for the significance and magnitude of the daily returns, independent samples tests were used in the
evaluation of the null hypothesis, in which all Monday returns were compared with the rest of the days (that is
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday). Regression analysis method was used where weekly returns were
regressed against daily returns. The t-statistics and coefficients of the variables were compared.
The methodology developed by Connolly 1989) and later used in the literature (for example by Chang, Pinegar
and Ravichandran, 1993) was applied to daily returns. The methodology was based on the following regression
model:
ttttttt ER +++++= 5544332211 αβαβαβαβαβ (2)
Where Rt, is the weekly return; iβ (i = 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5) is the coefficient for each day of the week and Et is the
error term. Return for each day of the week. The hypothesis is: 0: 10 >βH , a positive coefficient.
0: 10 <βH , a negative coefficient. The regression model used is a slight modification from Brusa’s because
he used share indices while in our case we used share prices.
The significance of 1β and the sign of the coefficient were examined to determine whether 1β is larger than the
rest of the coefficients. If 1β is positive with a high t-statistic the result suggests that Monday mean returns are
not only significantly positive but also significantly greater than other days of the week. The null hypothesis is
therefore rejected and the results support the hypothesis for the existence of a reverse weekend anomaly at the
NSE.
3.4.1 Autocorrelation Test
Auto—correlation test is a reliable measure for testing of either dependence or independence of random
variables in a series. The serial correlation coefficient measures the relationship between the values of a random
variable at time t and its value in the previous period, t-i. Autocorrelation test provides evidence whether the
correlation coefficients () for lagged variables are significantly different from zero. The test is based on the
following regression of equation (3):
ntntttt RRRRR −−−− ∆++∆+∆+=∆ δδδ ...32111 (3)
Where =δ Coefficient of the error term; Rt = Residual from the regression; =1δ Coefficient of the lagged
residuals; tR∆ = Rt – Rt-1. We used the t-statistics to test the significance of the coefficients. Our null hypothesis
was: There is no autocorrelation ( )0: 3210 === δδδH .
3.4.2 Test for Heteroscedasticity
The heteroscedasticity test was based on the ARCH model below:
22
22
2
11
2
... ntnttt −−− +++= µαµαµαδ (4)
Where =2
δ variance of the error term and
2
µ = squared lagged residuals. The null hypothesis was: There is
no heteroscedasticity . A t-test was applied to determine the significance of the
coefficients.
4. Results Data Analysis
4.1 Regression Analysis Results for Weekly Returns Vs Daily Returns
Table 1 is a summary of regression analysis in which weekly returns of all companies were regressed against
daily returns for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
( )0: 3210 === δδδH
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Table 1 Regression Analysis Results for All Sample Companies
Coefficients Standards
Error
Statistics P-value
Intercept -0.0868 0.0101 -7.8923 0.0001
Monday -0.6314 0.3000 -2.1066 0.0352
Tuesday -1.0379 0.3175 -3.2690 0.0012
Wednesday -0.5303 0.2673 -1.9840 0.0473
Thursday -0.4402 0.2360 -1.8650 0.0622
Friday -.0799 0.2208 0.3619 0.7175
Source: Authors computation
Total observations were 8,320. The null hypothesis was tested at 95% level of significance. The critical value at
95% level of significance is 1.96. As shown above, results indicate that Monday returns have a t-statistic of -
2.1066 with a corresponding coefficient of -0.6314. Therefore Monday returns are significant since the t-statistic
is higher than the critical value. The coefficient however is negative. These results contradict the theory of
reverse weekend effect.
As stated in section 3, the data was analyzed according to company sizes. According to Brusa Liu and Schulman
(2005), stocks of large firms are associated with the reverse weekend effect. Large firms in our case are those
that have a market capitalization of Ksh 5 billion and above, the rest are considered small. According to the
criteria used, large companies in the sample are fifteen (15) and the small ones are seventeen (17. These
companies have been listed in appendix 2.
Table 2 Regression Analysis Results for Large Companies
Standards t-
Coefficients Error Statistics P-value
Intercept -0.0552 0.0160 -3.4535 0.0006
Monday -1.3506 0.4851 -2.7844 0.0054
Tuesday -1.7534 0.4464 -3.9282 0.0001
Wednesday -0.1186 0.4691 -0.2528 0.8005
Thursday -0.2970 0.4176 -0.7110 0.4771
Friday 0.2710 0.2629 1.0311 0.3026
Source: Authors computation
Table 2 shows the results of the regression analysis done for the fifteen companies, where weekly returns were
regressed against daily returns. Total observations were 3,900. With a critical value of 1.96, Monday returns are
statistically significant (-2.7844). The coefficient for Monday returns is however negative (-1.3506). In fact it is
second the lowest after Tuesday (- 1.7534). Again the results do not depict the existence of reverse weekend
effect, a contradiction to Brusa, Liu and Schulman’s (2005) claim that reverse weekend effect is associated with
stocks of large companies.
Table 3: Regression Analysis Results for Small Companies
Standards t-
Coefficients Error Statistics p-value
Intercept -0.1110 0.0149 -7.4529 0.0930
Monday -0.2045 0.3786 -0.5403 0.5891
Tuesday -0.3795 0.4892 -0.7758 0.4379
Wednesday -0.6911 0.3234 -2.1371 0.0326
Thursday -0.4756 0.2848 -1.6701 0.0950
Friday -0.3793 0.4090 -0.9276 0.3536
Source: Authors computation
The same regression analysis procedure was done for the small companies and the results are as shown in table 3.
Total observations were 4,420. Monday returns are not significant since the t-statistic (-0.5403) is lower than the
critical value (1.96) and the coefficient is also not positive. Even after segregating companies into large and
small, Monday returns though significant (in the large sample) do not have a positive coefficient. The results
from the analysis do not depict the existence of reverse weekend effect.
Results from the autocorrelation indicate that weekly returns lagged 1 and 2 times have coefficients of 1 except
for lag 3 with a coefficient of 0. The t-statistics are large and exceed the critical value hence the null hypothesis
that there is no autocorrelation is rejected. The p-values are also highly significant. The results from the
heteroscedasticity test show that a2 = c0, hence the null hypothesis of no heteroscedasticity is rejected. Therefore
heteroscedasticity is present in weekly returns.
4.3 Discussion
The findings of this study showed that Monday returns are not higher than for the other days of the week.
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The results from this study have implications to both institutional and individual investors. Speculative investors
will buy shares for short term gain, holding them for a short period then dispose at a gain. Institutional investors,
on the other hand are mainly after dividends and capital gains over a long period of time. Where investors have
long term motives, they are likely to wait until share prices stabilize. This study, therefore, made a contribution
towards resolving the empirical issue as to whether Monday would be the best day to dispose stocks. Investors
should in fact be warned that Monday is the worst day (after Tuesday) to dispose stocks. They should not rely on
mere speculation that Monday returns are higher than for the other days. Furthermore, investing in the stocks of
large firms does not guarantee higher returns. While making investment decisions, other factors (other than firm
size) could be considered, for instance a firm’s performance in terms of profitability and its performance in the
stock market.
For the government, it is evident from the results of this study that stock market anomalies at the Nairobi
Securities Exchange may not be existent. For instance, we do not find the existence of reverse weekend effect.
This implies that government’s regulations are improving the efficiency of the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The
government should therefore put in place more regulations so that the stock market becomes a fair playing
ground with minimal cases of exploitation. The government is in a better position to monitor the performance of
the stock market and hence ensure the economic stability of the country.
Investors mostly rely on financial analysts to provide sound information that would enable them make informed
investment decisions. From this study, it would be misleading for financial analysts to advice investors that
disposing stocks on Monday guarantees higher returns. Financial analysts should device other ways in which
investors can make higher returns. They can for example help investors assess the present value of future
dividends; provide knowledge of future income flows and advice them to hold their investments until the stock
prices are stable.
Fund managers identify opportunities in which to invest in viable projects. The absence of reverse weekend
effect as indicated in this study implies that the stock market is fairly efficient. If the reverse weekend effect
existed, fund managers could benefit from arbitraging by selling stocks on Monday and selling them on other
days when prices are low. In this case therefore, there are minimal cases of price differentiation and no
maximization of portfolio especially on Mondays since returns are significantly negative.
In general the findings from this study imply that Monday does not guarantee higher returns. Thus there no
opportunities for investors to develop trading strategies to earn excess stock returns; earning higher than average
profits will only be by chance. Therefore, the results of this study support the findings of Muragu (1997) that the
Nairobi Securities Exchange is efficient.
5. Conclusion
On the basis of the regression analysis done on the weekly returns against daily returns, this study could not find
evidence of the reverse weekend effect. Thus on the basis of the tests carried out, this study concluded that there
is no reverse weekend anomaly at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. These results contradict those of Brusa, Liu
and Schulman (2005) and are consistent with the study by Mokua (2003) on the lack of evidence on weekend
effect on stock prices at the NSE.
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