Impact of Oil Price Shocks and Exchange Rate Volatility on Stock Market Behavior in Nigeria
The impact of exchange rate and oil prices fluctuation on the stock market has been a subject of hot debate among researchers. This study examined the impact of both the exchange rate volatility and oil price volatility on stock market volatility in Nigeria, so as to guide policy formulation based o...
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doaj-1fdea765f1be462698576d6b85cdcc122020-11-25T00:52:41ZengBina Nusantara UniversityBinus Business Review2087-12282476-90532016-09-017217117710.21512/bbr.v7i2.14531425Impact of Oil Price Shocks and Exchange Rate Volatility on Stock Market Behavior in NigeriaAdedoyin I. Lawal0Russel O. C Somoye1Abiola A. Babajide2Landmark UniversityOlabisi Onabanjo UniversityCovenant UniversityThe impact of exchange rate and oil prices fluctuation on the stock market has been a subject of hot debate among researchers. This study examined the impact of both the exchange rate volatility and oil price volatility on stock market volatility in Nigeria, so as to guide policy formulation based on the fact that the nation’s economy was foreign induced and mono-cultured with heavy dependence on oil. EGARCH estimation techniques were employed to examine if either the volatility in exchange rate, oil price volatility or both experts on stock market volatility in Nigeria. The result shows that share price volatility is induced by both the exchange rate volatility and oil price volatility. Thus, it is recommended that policymakers should pursue policies that tend to stabilize the exchange rate regime on the one hand, and guarantee the net oil exporting position for the economy, that market practitioners should formulate portfolio strategies in such a way that volatility in both exchange rates and oil price will be factored in time when investment decisions are being made.https://journal.binus.ac.id/index.php/BBR/article/view/1453oil prices, exchange rate, share prices, volatility, EGARCH |
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Adedoyin I. Lawal Russel O. C Somoye Abiola A. Babajide |
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Adedoyin I. Lawal Russel O. C Somoye Abiola A. Babajide Impact of Oil Price Shocks and Exchange Rate Volatility on Stock Market Behavior in Nigeria Binus Business Review oil prices, exchange rate, share prices, volatility, EGARCH |
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Adedoyin I. Lawal Russel O. C Somoye Abiola A. Babajide |
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Adedoyin I. Lawal |
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Impact of Oil Price Shocks and Exchange Rate Volatility on Stock Market Behavior in Nigeria |
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Impact of Oil Price Shocks and Exchange Rate Volatility on Stock Market Behavior in Nigeria |
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Impact of Oil Price Shocks and Exchange Rate Volatility on Stock Market Behavior in Nigeria |
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Impact of Oil Price Shocks and Exchange Rate Volatility on Stock Market Behavior in Nigeria |
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Impact of Oil Price Shocks and Exchange Rate Volatility on Stock Market Behavior in Nigeria |
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impact of oil price shocks and exchange rate volatility on stock market behavior in nigeria |
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Binus Business Review |
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The impact of exchange rate and oil prices fluctuation on the stock market has been a subject of hot debate among researchers. This study examined the impact of both the exchange rate volatility and oil price volatility on stock market volatility in Nigeria, so as to guide policy formulation based on the fact that the nation’s economy was foreign induced and mono-cultured with heavy dependence on oil. EGARCH estimation techniques were employed to examine if either the volatility in exchange rate, oil price volatility or both experts on stock market volatility in Nigeria. The result shows that share price volatility is induced by both the exchange rate volatility and oil price volatility. Thus, it is recommended that policymakers should pursue policies that tend to stabilize the exchange rate regime on the one hand, and guarantee the net oil exporting position for the economy, that market practitioners should formulate portfolio strategies in such a way that volatility in both exchange rates and oil price will be factored in time when investment decisions are being made. |
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oil prices, exchange rate, share prices, volatility, EGARCH |
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