The Contrarian: Finance, Accounting, and Business Research
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022)

Efficient market and the COVID-19 pandemic: Case of ASEAN-5

Winston Pontoh (Sam Ratulangi University)
Novi Swandari Budiarso (Sam Ratulangi University)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Feb 2023

Abstract

The issue of Covid-19 has a negative impact, especially on the capital markets of ASEAN-5 countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines). This study aims to examine the movement of market returns in ASEAN-5 countries at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The data used are daily market indices for the period 2020 to 2021. The findings show that market indices for all ASEAN-5 countries move unstable throughout 2020. In 2021, efficient market conditions under the assumption of a weak form only occur in Singapore where the trend of the index of the market becomes more predictable. Empirical evidence also shows that the interrelationship between market indices in ASEAN-5 countries is varied.

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Journal Info

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cfabr

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Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

Description

The Contrarian: Finance, Accounting, and Business Research (CFABR) is a double peer-reviewed journal published by the Yayasan Widyantara Nawasena Raharja. The Contrarian: Finance, Accounting, and Business Research (CFABR) will publish the articles bi-annually. The article submitted to The ...