The effect of 14th general election towards stock market performances in Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) / Siti Sahara Abdul Rashid

Abdul Rashid, Siti Sahara (2018) The effect of 14th general election towards stock market performances in Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) / Siti Sahara Abdul Rashid. [Student Project] (Submitted)

Abstract

The study investigates the effect of general election results on the performances of stock market using case from 14th General Election in Malaysia. This study used stock market daily prices as secondary data obtained from Bursa Malaysia and adopting event study methodology outlined by the MacKinlay (1997). The selected event is 14th General Election in Malaysia which had been held on 9th May 2018. The results of his research suggest that 2018 general election has effect on stock market performances but there is no differences on before or after general election as the abnormal return is insignificant.

Metadata

Item Type:	Student Project
Creators:	Creators Email / ID Num. Abdul Rashid, Siti Sahara 2016651422
Contributors:	Contribution Name Email / ID Num. Advisor A Girau, Emelia emeli806@uitm.edu.my
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance > Investment, capital formation, speculation > Stock price indexes. Stock quotations J Political Science > JF Political institutions and public administration > Elections. Electoral systems. Voting
Divisions:	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sabah > Kota Kinabalu Campus > Faculty of Business and Management
Programme:	Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) Finance
Keywords:	Stock market; Performance; General election results; Effect
Date:	2018
URI:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/81674