Stock Returns and the Weekend Effect: the Malaysian Experience

Market behaviour of stock returns and the weekend effect were investigated. Our study confirms the presence of the day of the week effect or Monday effect in the Malaysian Stock Market. In particular, over the 1975-1985 periods, the lowest mean return occurred on Tuesday and both Monday and Tuesda...

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Main Authors: Md. Nasir, Annuar, Mohamad, Shamsher, Abdul Hamid, Mohamad Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: 1988
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2690/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2690/1/Stock_Returns_and_the_Weekend_Effect.pdf
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author Md. Nasir, Annuar
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Abdul Hamid, Mohamad Ali
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description Market behaviour of stock returns and the weekend effect were investigated. Our study confirms the presence of the day of the week effect or Monday effect in the Malaysian Stock Market. In particular, over the 1975-1985 periods, the lowest mean return occurred on Tuesday and both Monday and Tuesday returns were negative.
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spelling upm-26902013-05-27T07:02:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2690/ Stock Returns and the Weekend Effect: the Malaysian Experience Md. Nasir, Annuar Mohamad, Shamsher Abdul Hamid, Mohamad Ali Market behaviour of stock returns and the weekend effect were investigated. Our study confirms the presence of the day of the week effect or Monday effect in the Malaysian Stock Market. In particular, over the 1975-1985 periods, the lowest mean return occurred on Tuesday and both Monday and Tuesday returns were negative. 1988 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2690/1/Stock_Returns_and_the_Weekend_Effect.pdf Md. Nasir, Annuar and Mohamad, Shamsher and Abdul Hamid, Mohamad Ali (1988) Stock Returns and the Weekend Effect: the Malaysian Experience. Pertanika, 11 (1). pp. 107-114. English
spellingShingle Md. Nasir, Annuar
Mohamad, Shamsher
Abdul Hamid, Mohamad Ali
Stock Returns and the Weekend Effect: the Malaysian Experience
title Stock Returns and the Weekend Effect: the Malaysian Experience
title_full Stock Returns and the Weekend Effect: the Malaysian Experience
title_fullStr Stock Returns and the Weekend Effect: the Malaysian Experience
title_full_unstemmed Stock Returns and the Weekend Effect: the Malaysian Experience
title_short Stock Returns and the Weekend Effect: the Malaysian Experience
title_sort stock returns and the weekend effect: the malaysian experience
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2690/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2690/1/Stock_Returns_and_the_Weekend_Effect.pdf