Is the Indian Stock Market Affected by COVID-19? : Evidence from Cases or Fatalities

Authors

  •   Veeravel V. Research Scholar, Department of Banking Technology, School of Management, Pondicherry University, Puducherry - 605 014
  •   K. Karthikeyan Assistant Professor, Department of Corporate Secretaryship and Accounting & Finance, College of Science and Humanities, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur Campus, Chengalpattu - 603 203, Tamil Nadu
  •   P. R. Remiya Research Scholar, Department of Banking Technology, School of Management, Pondicherry University, Puducherry - 605 014

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17010/ijrcm/2021/v8i3/167957

Keywords:

Stock Market

, COVID-19, Pandemic, Confirmed Cases, BSE.

JEL Classification Codes

, E2, G15, G18, E44, E49.

Paper Submission Date

, May 17, 2021, Paper Sent Back for Revision, June 20, Paper Acceptance Date, July 1, 2021.

Abstract

This paper examined the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Indian stock market returns as influenced by the number of confirmed cases or death cases. The study used Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex daily adjusted closing price, volume of trade, price to book ratio, market capitalization, and coronavirus-related control variables, namely daily total confirmed cases and daily total confirmed death cases between January 30, 2020 and December 08, 2020. Pooled Ordinary Least Square regression was employed to investigate the influence of the unprecedented pandemic on stock market returns. The results revealed that the stock market returns were influenced by both daily total confirmed cases and death cases. Also, it was established that the total confirmed cases positively affected the stock market returns; whereas, the total confirmed death cases negatively affected the market returns. However, to check the robustness of the results, the study employed bivariate regression analysis, which confirmed the results. Thus, it can be inferred that the results were unbiased.

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Author Biography

Veeravel V., Research Scholar, Department of Banking Technology, School of Management, Pondicherry University, Puducherry - 605 014

ORCID iD : https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1597-1777

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Published

2022-01-31

How to Cite

V., V., Karthikeyan, K., & Remiya, P. R. (2022). Is the Indian Stock Market Affected by COVID-19? : Evidence from Cases or Fatalities. Indian Journal of Research in Capital Markets, 8(3), 52–61. https://doi.org/10.17010/ijrcm/2021/v8i3/167957

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Volume 8, Issue 3, July-September 2021

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