General election and stock market performance: a Malaysian case / Faridah Najuna Misman, Shashazrina Roslan and Muhammad Izzat Mat Aladin

Misman, Faridah Najuna and Roslan, Shashazrina and Mat Aladin, Muhammad Izzat (2019) General election and stock market performance: a Malaysian case / Faridah Najuna Misman, Shashazrina Roslan and Muhammad Izzat Mat Aladin. In: The 6th International Accounting & Business Conference 2019. Secretariat of IABC 2019, 6th . UiTM Cawangan Johor, Segamat Johor, p. 90.

Abstract

The 2018 Malaysia general election has marked a new history for the Malaysia political structure. After more than 60 years Barisan Nasional ruling the country, in the 2018 general election Barisan Nasional lose the game to the
Pakatan Harapan. The results of the 14th general election has caused a shock not only to political arena but also to the Malaysian financial market. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate if there is any significant effect of 14th Malaysia general election on the Malaysia financial market specifically the stock market. Results from the statistical analysis reveal that there are significant changes in the Malaysia stock market performance after the 14th general election.

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Item Type: Book Section
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Misman, Faridah Najuna
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Roslan, Shashazrina
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Mat Aladin, Muhammad Izzat
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Kassim, Mohd Azraai
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Joyosumarto, Subarjo
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Subjects: H Social Sciences > HG Finance > Investment, capital formation, speculation > Stock exchanges. Insider trading in securities
H Social Sciences > HG Finance > Investment, capital formation, speculation > Speculation
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Johor > Segamat Campus
Series Name: Secretariat of IABC 2019
Volume: 6th
Page Range: p. 90
Keywords: Stock market performance; General election; Political climate; UiTM Cawangan Johor
Date: 2019
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/38966
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