IMPACT OF MACROECONOMIC FACTORS ON STOCK MARKET

Authors

  • Nidhi Mittal Department of Management, Amity University, India
  • Rohit Kumar Department of Management, Amity University, India
  • Murugan Batumalai Faculty of Business & Accountancy, Lincoln University College, Malaysia

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to identify the impact of macroeconomic factors on stock market of India for period from 1987 to 2019. In this study, stock market index return act as dependent variable whereas others, gold price return, inflation rate, crude price rate and exchange rate depreciation are independent variable. The entire variables establish negative relationship with stock market index return except exchange rate depreciation established no relation. ADF test is used to check the stationarity of the variables and OLS Model is used to establish the relationship.

Keywords:

Stock Market Index Return, Gold Price Return, Inflation Rate, Crude Price Rate, Exchange Rate Depreciation, ADF test, Stationarity, OLS Model

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01-07-2020

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Nidhi Mittal, Rohit Kumar, & Murugan Batumalai. (2020). IMPACT OF MACROECONOMIC FACTORS ON STOCK MARKET. International Journal on Recent Trends in Business and Tourism (IJRTBT), 4(3), 30-35. Retrieved from https://ejournal.lucp.net/index.php/ijrtbt/article/view/1127

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Vol. 4 No. 3 (2020): International Journal on Recent Trends in Business and Tourism

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