The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of equity, energy, gold and currency indicators on Hang Seng index. The results suggest that the major stock markets, and particularly the SP500, positively influence the Hong Kong stock market, a fact that is attributed to the integration and...

This investigation focuses on the volatility of stock returns in the Belgian Stock Exchange from the period of April 1991 to April 2008. Empirical results have shown that there is a mean and volatility spillover effect from the big European markets. There are also mean spillover effects from the...

This paper analyzes the volatility of stock returns on the Belgian stock exchange during the period April 1991 to April 2008. The empirical analysis showed that there is a mean and volatility spillover effect from the big European markets. There are also mean spillover effects from the markets...