Effect Of Sentiment On Stock Returns: Evidence From The Gulf Cooperation Council Stock Markets

Researchers have reported a significant influence of sentiment in many developing and developed markets. Due to the limited access for foreign investors, the US$900-billion-dollar GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) regional market has failed to attract foreign investors in the past. These cannot develop...

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Main Author:	Sharmin, Rashida
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	HG4501-6051 Investment capital formation speculation
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/48327/1/FULL%20THESIS%20by%20RASHIDA.pdf%20cut.pdf
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spelling	my-usm-ep.483272021-02-17T03:36:22Z Effect Of Sentiment On Stock Returns: Evidence From The Gulf Cooperation Council Stock Markets 2019-03 Sharmin, Rashida HG4501-6051 Investment, capital formation, speculation Researchers have reported a significant influence of sentiment in many developing and developed markets. Due to the limited access for foreign investors, the US$900-billion-dollar GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) regional market has failed to attract foreign investors in the past. These cannot develop unless foreign investors are interested. To attract foreign investors, the influence of sentiment on these markets need to be investigated in details. The objectives of the study are (i) to identify the influence of local sentiment in the GCC stock market, (ii) to determine the effect of firm characteristics on the relationship between the stock returns and sentiment, (iii) to detect any asymmetric effect on stock returns with respect to a shock to sentiment, and finally (iv) to investigate the influence of regional and global sentiment on the GCC markets. 2019-03 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/48327/ http://eprints.usm.my/48327/1/FULL%20THESIS%20by%20RASHIDA.pdf%20cut.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Siswazah Perniagaan (Graduate School of Business)
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spellingShingle	HG4501-6051 Investment capital formation speculation Sharmin, Rashida Effect Of Sentiment On Stock Returns: Evidence From The Gulf Cooperation Council Stock Markets
description	Researchers have reported a significant influence of sentiment in many developing and developed markets. Due to the limited access for foreign investors, the US$900-billion-dollar GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) regional market has failed to attract foreign investors in the past. These cannot develop unless foreign investors are interested. To attract foreign investors, the influence of sentiment on these markets need to be investigated in details. The objectives of the study are (i) to identify the influence of local sentiment in the GCC stock market, (ii) to determine the effect of firm characteristics on the relationship between the stock returns and sentiment, (iii) to detect any asymmetric effect on stock returns with respect to a shock to sentiment, and finally (iv) to investigate the influence of regional and global sentiment on the GCC markets.
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qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
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author	Sharmin, Rashida
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title	Effect Of Sentiment On Stock Returns: Evidence From The Gulf Cooperation Council Stock Markets
title_short	Effect Of Sentiment On Stock Returns: Evidence From The Gulf Cooperation Council Stock Markets
title_full	Effect Of Sentiment On Stock Returns: Evidence From The Gulf Cooperation Council Stock Markets
title_fullStr	Effect Of Sentiment On Stock Returns: Evidence From The Gulf Cooperation Council Stock Markets
title_full_unstemmed	Effect Of Sentiment On Stock Returns: Evidence From The Gulf Cooperation Council Stock Markets
title_sort	effect of sentiment on stock returns: evidence from the gulf cooperation council stock markets
granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department	Pusat Pengajian Siswazah Perniagaan (Graduate School of Business)
publishDate	2019
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Effect Of Sentiment On Stock Returns: Evidence From The Gulf Cooperation Council Stock Markets

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