The Day-of-the-week Effect in the Hang Seng Index

This study finds the existence of Friday effect in the return of Hang Seng Index. This finding implies that the Hong Kong Stock market is inefficient with respect to price information. Besides, the Hang Seng Index returns are predictable and hence profitable trading strategies can be developed. Thus...

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Main Authors: Chia, Ricky Chee-Jiun, Liew, Venus Khim-Sen, Syed Azizi Wafa, Syed Khalid Wafa
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Language:English
Published: EconBiz 2015
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Liew, Venus Khim-Sen
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description This study finds the existence of Friday effect in the return of Hang Seng Index. This finding implies that the Hong Kong Stock market is inefficient with respect to price information. Besides, the Hang Seng Index returns are predictable and hence profitable trading strategies can be developed. Thus, investors could use the day-of-the-week effect information when investing in the Hong Kong stock market.
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spelling unimas-179882017-10-09T03:59:17Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17988/ The Day-of-the-week Effect in the Hang Seng Index Chia, Ricky Chee-Jiun Liew, Venus Khim-Sen Syed Azizi Wafa, Syed Khalid Wafa H Social Sciences (General) This study finds the existence of Friday effect in the return of Hang Seng Index. This finding implies that the Hong Kong Stock market is inefficient with respect to price information. Besides, the Hang Seng Index returns are predictable and hence profitable trading strategies can be developed. Thus, investors could use the day-of-the-week effect information when investing in the Hong Kong stock market. EconBiz 2015-02 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17988/1/5718adf508ae30c3f9f18743.pdf Chia, Ricky Chee-Jiun and Liew, Venus Khim-Sen and Syed Azizi Wafa, Syed Khalid Wafa (2015) The Day-of-the-week Effect in the Hang Seng Index. The Empirical Economics Letters, 14 (2). ISSN 1681-8997 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301548746
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
Chia, Ricky Chee-Jiun
Liew, Venus Khim-Sen
Syed Azizi Wafa, Syed Khalid Wafa
The Day-of-the-week Effect in the Hang Seng Index
title The Day-of-the-week Effect in the Hang Seng Index
title_full The Day-of-the-week Effect in the Hang Seng Index
title_fullStr The Day-of-the-week Effect in the Hang Seng Index
title_full_unstemmed The Day-of-the-week Effect in the Hang Seng Index
title_short The Day-of-the-week Effect in the Hang Seng Index
title_sort day-of-the-week effect in the hang seng index
topic H Social Sciences (General)
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17988/
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http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17988/1/5718adf508ae30c3f9f18743.pdf