The Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) propounded by Ross in 1976 argued for a variety of macro economic variables (sources of systematic risk) in explaining stock returns. In the same vein, this paper examines the relationship between macroeconomic variables (GDP, inflation, interest rate, exchange...

Equity investment is assumed to be a good hedge against inflation since long time. This paper examines short run causal relationship between inflation and stock return in emerging BRICS markets. The study covers a comprehensive period of 13 years from the year 2000 to 2013 using quarterly data....

Real economic growth of a nation is supported by its financial sector. This paper examines the relationship between real and financial sectors of India, an advanced emerging market of the world, over the period 2004-2014. Domestic credit and BSE Stock market capitalization are taken as proxy of...

Stocks are generally considered to be a good hedge against inflation because of their tendency to move together. This paper examines long term relationship between inflation and stock returns in BRICS markets using panel data for the period from March 2000 to September 2013. Correlation results...

In a first of its kind, this paper examines the issue of sectoral efficiency of the Indian Stock Market. For this, daily data for 11 sectoral indices on NSE viz. Auto, Bank, Energy, Finance, FMCG, IT, Media, Metal, Pharma, PSU Banks and Realty Index have been used. The study period spans from...

This paper examines the relationship between various macroeconomic variables and banking stock returns in order to find out significant sources of systematic risks in banking stock returns in India. Monthly data for the period 2002-2014 (further divided into a pre crisis and a post crisis...

This paper examines the relationship between select macroeconomic factors (i.e., GDP, Inflation, Interest Rate, Exchange Rate and Money Supply) and aggregate stock returns in emerging markets constituting the BRICS block over the period 1995 to 2014 using quarterly panel data. This relationship...

This paper comprehensively examines the long run relationship between aggregate stock prices and select macroeconomic factors (i.e., GDP, Inflation, Interest Rate, Exchange Rate, Money Supply and International Oil Prices) in the emerging BRICS markets over the period 1995 to 2014 using quarterly...

In a one of its kind study on the subject, weak form efficient market hypothesis (EMH) and Samuelson's dictum has been analyzed for seven major developed (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, UK and USA) and developing markets (Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Russia and South...