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Original Article

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Seasonal Anomalies in Stock Returns: Evidence from India

Manpreet Kaur1

1 Junior Research Fellow, University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh

Volume 5
Issue 5
Pages 43–48
Year 2011
Published: May 1, 2011
Abstract

The present study is an endeavour to investigate seasonal anomalies, if any, existing in stock returns in India. The daily closing prices of two indices- BSE 500 and S&P CNX 500 have been used to examine the presence of month-of-the-year and day-of-the-week effects in the Indian stock market. The reference period ranges from January 2002 to December 2009. The findings show presence of month-of-the-year effect but absence of day-of-the-week effect in Indian stock market. This indicates that the Indian stock market is not fully efficient yet. Its implication is that the existence of month-of-the-year effect may provide opportunities to formulate profitable trading strategies so as to earn the increased return that does not commensurate with the risk.

Keywords Seasonal Anomalies Month-of-the-Year Day-of-the-Week
How to Cite

Manpreet Kaur (2011). Seasonal Anomalies in Stock Returns: Evidence from India. Indian Journal of Finance, 5(5), 43–48.

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