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Original Article
Open Access
Size and Returns: A Study of the Indian Stock Market
Saroj S. Prasad, Ashutosh Verma
· pp. 5–13
The Size effect is one of the prominent anomalies which have been observed in the stock markets around the world. The present study attempts to find out if the portfolio of small stocks yields higher returns vis-a-vis the portfolio of …
Keywords:
Size Effect, Market Anomalies, Small Firm Effect, Market Proxy, Capital Asset Pricing Model
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Original Article
Open Access
The Global Financial Crisis and Performance of the Indian Corporate Sector: A Firm Level Analysis
T. G. Saji, S. Harikumar, Mohammed Kasim C.
· pp. 14–23
The U.S. financial crisis has made its upshots on both developed and developing economies of the world. However, India did not face a full - blown recession, but only experienced an economic deceleration, which is normally considered as a temporary …
Keywords:
Global Financial Crisis, Economic Growth, Financial Performance, T Test
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Original Article
Open Access
Higher Grades, Better Performance: Debunking Myths Associated with IPOs
Shalini Trivedi, Bhavarth Sheth
· pp. 24–31
May 1, 2007 marked the day when a distinctive mandatory system prevalent nowhere in the world was introduced by India's market regulator SEBI - mandatory initial public offering (IPO) grading. It was for the first time in the history of …
Keywords:
CRA, IPO, Grades, Retail Investors, High Grades, Low Grades
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Original Article
Open Access
Exploring Overreaction Hypothesis for Large Cap Stocks in the Indian Stock Market: An Empirical Evidence of Superior Returns in Nifty 50
Abhishek Parikh, Mitali Baruah
· pp. 32–40
The stock market usually overreacts to various global, economic, industry or company-specific news. This overreaction leads to the generation of excess returns through momentum for a short period, and contrarian for a longer period. In this regard, most of the …
Keywords:
Overreaction Hypothesis, Reversal Point, Contrarian Strategy, Momentum Strategy, Nifty50
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Original Article
Open Access
Analysis of the Financial Performance of Indian Commercial Banks: A Comparative Study
Anita Makkar, Shveta Singh
· pp. 41–49
Financial performance of a bank indicates the strength and weakness of that particular bank by properly establishing the association between the items of the balance sheet and profit&loss; account. The present study is a comparative analysis of the financial performance …
Keywords:
Financial Performance, Indian Commercial Banks, Capital Adequacy, Asset Quality, Liquidity, CAMELS Methodology