Microstructure literature suggests common factors in liquidity measures. However, research on the intraday behaviour of liquidity commonality is scant. Because of higher information and inventory holding costs during the first and last half-hours of trading, we argue that liquidity covariations...

The study examines empirically whether, and to what extent, equity markets in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are integrated inter-regionally. According to the official Charter of the GCC, building stronger ties among financial and capital markets of member states is a chief objective of the...