IMS Manthan (The Journal of Mgt., Comp. Science & Journalism)

1. Harsh Purohit

2. Vibha Dua Satija

3. Haritika Sabharwal Chhatwal

Received
16-Sep-2012
Accepted
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Published
16-Sep-2012
Abstract
Volatility and uncertainty persists in the financial markets across the world. In this environment, each small and big event affects the markets. Therefore, it becomes essential to analyse the impact of events, which may affect the sentiments of the investors. The review of literature clearly indicates the unanimous agreement among researchers that information driven by political, social & financial events affects the sentiments of the investors. In this paper an important financial event buyback of shares has been analyzed with an aim to evaluate the impact of their announcement on stocks listed on National Stock Exchange S&P CNX 500 (index). Many studies have found numerous stock market effects associated with buyback of shares. We use the event study methodologies. The abnormal returns are calculated using the Single Index Pricing Model and then t-tests are conducted to test the significance.
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