New IJF now accepts submissions exclusively via the Editorial Scholar portal — a dedicated submission & review system.
Go to Editorial Scholar →
Associated Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd. | COPE Member
Scopus Q2 UGC-CARE |
Indian Journal of Finance logo

Indian Journal of Finance

ISSN: 0973-8711 Frequency: Monthly Peer Review: Double-blind Published since: 2007 Language: English
A publication of AMCPL
amcon.co.in
New Delhi, India
Indexed in: Scopus Q2 UGC-CARE Group II Google Scholar J-Gate NISCAIR Crossref

Original Article

Open Access Original Article

Stock Market Anomalies: A Test of Calendar Effect in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

Abhijeet Chandra1

1 Doctoral Candidate, Department of Commerce & Business Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia Central University, New Delhi-110 025

Volume 5
Issue 5
Pages 23–31
Year 2011
Published: May 1, 2011
Abstract

Various seasonal patterns in returns have been found in the stock markets across the world. These patterns often referred to as anomalies, can be seasonal. This study examines whether calendar anomalies exist in the stock returns in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). It investigates two types of calendar anomalies such as the turn-of-the-month effect and the time-of-the-month effect in returns in one of the leading stock exchanges of India. Data pertaining to the ten-year period of 1998-2007 has been used for testing the two types of calendar anomalies. Results reveal that the turn-of-the-month effect and the time-of-the-month effect have significantly existed in BSE Sensex returns. Returns in the first few days of the month are found to be positively significant compared to the remaining days of the month. Different time segments of a month, however, witness significantly varying returns. The evidence of this study strongly supports the existence of calendar effects in the returns of the BSE-Sensex.

Keywords Anomalies Calendar Effect Turn of the Month Effect Sensex
How to Cite

Abhijeet Chandra (2011). Stock Market Anomalies: A Test of Calendar Effect in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Indian Journal of Finance, 5(5), 23–31.

Editorial Scholar

Submit your Research to IJF

Submit your Manuscript → Author Guidelines