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Empirical Analysis on Exchange Rate Fluctuation and Sectoral Stock Returns in Malaysia

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  • Rambeli@Ramli, Norimah

    (Economics Department Faculty Management and Economics Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris 35900 Tanjong Malim Perak MALAYSIA)

  • Hashim, Emilda

    (Economics Department Faculty Management and Economics Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris 35900 Tanjong Malim Perak MALAYSIA)

  • Hashim, Asmawi

    (Economics Department Faculty Management and Economics Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris 35900 Tanjong Malim Perak MALAYSIA)

  • Affizzah Awang Marikan, Dayang

    (Economics Department Faculty Economics and Business Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 94300 Kota Samarahan Sarawak MALAYSIA)

  • Podivinsky, Jan

    (Economics Division, Social Sciences University of Southampton Southampton SO17 1BJ England UNITED KINGDOM)

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to observe the impact of the exchange rate fluctuation in Malaysia on sectors stock returns by using an augmented standard capital asset pricing model from October, 1992 to December, 2015. This paper extends previous studies on exchange rate fluctuation for the case of Malaysia by estimating the augmented capital asset pricing model for the price indexes sectors, including financial, plantation, properties, industrial, tin and mining, trade and services, consumer products and construction sector indexes. Moreover, this study also expands the literature by adapting the modelling proposed by Ibrahim (2008) by considering the exchange rate volatility, Asian financial crisis dummy and pegging exchange rate dummy. This analysis is significant because of the importance of exchange rate fluctuation as drivers of sectoral returns. In general this study successfully documented the exchange rate fluctuation scenario in Malaysia. Overall, the result suggests that the exchange rate fluctuation in Malaysia can be categorized as the long memory in the volatility process. The results further suggest the sectors are largely affected by the currency fluctuated.

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  • Rambeli@Ramli, Norimah & Hashim, Emilda & Hashim, Asmawi & Affizzah Awang Marikan, Dayang & Podivinsky, Jan, 2017. "Empirical Analysis on Exchange Rate Fluctuation and Sectoral Stock Returns in Malaysia," Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, vol. 51(1), pages 31-38.
    • Handle: RePEc:ukm:jlekon:v:51:y:2017:i:1:p:31-38
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.17576/JEM-2017-5101-3
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