This paper investigates the existence of stock returns seasonality on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Regression-based approach was used to analyse the monthly stock return data for seasonal pattern from January 1985 to March 2011. The full sample was divided into three sub-sample periods...

It is no news that the global economic crisis has led to shortage of financial resources and to a general downturn in stock prices across the globe. Forecasting stock prices will provide a way to anticipate and perhaps avoid the risk of a large adverse change in prices. This paper, therefore,...