Volatility Transmission between Stock and Foreign Exchange Markets: Evidence from Nigeria

The direction of volatility transmission between stock and foreign exchange markets is important for hedging strategy, portfolio management and fi nancial market regulation. This paper examines volatility transmission between stock and foreign exchange markets by applying the multivariate GARCH mod...

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Main Author: Emenike Kalu O.
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Language:English
Published: University of Warsaw 2014-05-01
Series:Journal of Banking and Financial Economics
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Online Access:https://press.wz.uw.edu.pl/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1103&context=jbfe
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description The direction of volatility transmission between stock and foreign exchange markets is important for hedging strategy, portfolio management and fi nancial market regulation. This paper examines volatility transmission between stock and foreign exchange markets by applying the multivariate GARCH model in the BEKK framework to Nigerian stock returns and the Naira/USD exchange rate data from January 1996 to March 2013. Results of the empirical analysis show evidence of volatility clustering in both stock and foreign exchange markets. The results also show bidirectional shock transmission between stock and foreign exchange markets, suggesting that information flow in the foreign exchange market impact the stock market and vice versa. Finally, the results show evidence of a uni-directional volatility transmission from the foreign exchange market to the stock market. The implication is for investors vigilantly to monitor and dissect all information in the two markets as part of their investment strategy.
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spelling doaj-art-332f21f81814452ab07262d4617651e32025-01-03T00:54:43ZengUniversity of WarsawJournal of Banking and Financial Economics2353-68452014-05-0120141(1)597210.7172/2353-6845.jbfe.2014.1.4Volatility Transmission between Stock and Foreign Exchange Markets: Evidence from NigeriaEmenike Kalu O.0Department of Banking and Finance Rhema University, Aba, Abia State, NigeriaThe direction of volatility transmission between stock and foreign exchange markets is important for hedging strategy, portfolio management and fi nancial market regulation. This paper examines volatility transmission between stock and foreign exchange markets by applying the multivariate GARCH model in the BEKK framework to Nigerian stock returns and the Naira/USD exchange rate data from January 1996 to March 2013. Results of the empirical analysis show evidence of volatility clustering in both stock and foreign exchange markets. The results also show bidirectional shock transmission between stock and foreign exchange markets, suggesting that information flow in the foreign exchange market impact the stock market and vice versa. Finally, the results show evidence of a uni-directional volatility transmission from the foreign exchange market to the stock market. The implication is for investors vigilantly to monitor and dissect all information in the two markets as part of their investment strategy.https://press.wz.uw.edu.pl/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1103&context=jbfestock marketforeign exchange marketvolatility transmissionbekk-garch model
spellingShingle Emenike Kalu O.
Volatility Transmission between Stock and Foreign Exchange Markets: Evidence from Nigeria
Journal of Banking and Financial Economics
stock market
foreign exchange market
volatility transmission
bekk-garch model
title Volatility Transmission between Stock and Foreign Exchange Markets: Evidence from Nigeria
title_full Volatility Transmission between Stock and Foreign Exchange Markets: Evidence from Nigeria
title_fullStr Volatility Transmission between Stock and Foreign Exchange Markets: Evidence from Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Volatility Transmission between Stock and Foreign Exchange Markets: Evidence from Nigeria
title_short Volatility Transmission between Stock and Foreign Exchange Markets: Evidence from Nigeria
title_sort volatility transmission between stock and foreign exchange markets evidence from nigeria
topic stock market
foreign exchange market
volatility transmission
bekk-garch model
url https://press.wz.uw.edu.pl/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1103&context=jbfe
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