In this study we attempt to test if there is a size effect in Indian stock market. The data relates to the top 482 Indian companies for the period 1990–2003. We find a strong size premium using six alternative measures of company size, viz., Market Capitalization, Enterprise Value, Net...

There has been an extensive debate on the relationship between real economy and stock market performance especially in the context of emerging markets. This article examines the causal relationships between the stock market performance and select macroeconomic variables in India, using monthly...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the motives of cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M & A) by Indian companies for the period 1998 through 2009. The study has also attempted to ascertain the post-merger paybacks realized by the sample acquirer companies. It also...