Impact of COVID-19 cases on stock returns in Malaysia / Farah Farhana Summi

Summi, Farah Farhana (2021) Impact of COVID-19 cases on stock returns in Malaysia / Farah Farhana Summi. Degree thesis, UiTM Cawangan Johor.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic shock is severe even compared to the 2003 SARS virus outbreak. The effect of COVID-19 can be seen on the economic and socio-economic issues of the country. This study is conducted to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on stock returns which is a current global issue, and this study focuses on cases in Malaysia. Time series data from the website of the Ministry of Health Malaysia and the Investing.com from 1 April 2020 to 31 December 2020 are used by this study. This study taken the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBMKLCI) as a sample for this research. Data will be analysed using E-Views. This study considers the confirmed case of COVID-19 as an independent variable while FBMKLCI is the dependent variable. The result shows that the COVID-19 cases has a positive relationship with stock return in Malaysia.

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Item Type: Thesis (Degree)
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Summi, Farah Farhana
2019528067
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Mohamed Abdul Kadir, Dr. Juliana
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Subjects: H Social Sciences > HG Finance > Investment, capital formation, speculation
H Social Sciences > HG Finance > Investment, capital formation, speculation > Stock exchanges. Insider trading in securities > Malaysia > Kuala Lumpur. KLSE
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Johor > Segamat Campus > Faculty of Business and Management
Programme: Faculty of Business Management
Keywords: Economic and socio-economic; Covid-19 cases; Stock returns
Date: 2021
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/62256
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