Dynamics of Volatility Spillover among the US and emerging Asian stock markets amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Journal Title: Inverge Journal of Social Sciences - Year 2023, Vol 2, Issue 3

Abstract

This study examines the dynamics of volatility Spillover among the US and emerging Asian Stock markets (China, Pakistan, India, Malaysia and Korea) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis used data of daily stock returns and the time period is divided into two phases: pre and during COVID-19. The pre period is from November 1st, 2017 to November 30th, 2019 and during period is from December 1st, 2019 to December 31st, 2021. The pre-period has been taken for comparative purpose. The Spillover index method provided by Diebold and Yilmaz (2012) is use to check these dynamics. The findings indicate the presence of integration and the asymmetric volatility Spillover among these sampled stock markets. The transmission pattern of volatility Spillover is bidirectional. The Korean Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) is the only market that transmitted less and also received less volatility Spillover from other stock markets. The US (S&P 500) being highly affected country by pandemic transmitted higher volatility Spillover to others rather than receiving while China being pandemic originating country lies on a moderate level; not highly affected by others nor affect others. The findings of the present study help investors and portfolio managers to diversify their portfolio accordingly while help policy makers to design strategies to protect their financial markets from future uncertain events. The study have significant implications for risk minimization and portfolio diversification.

Authors and Affiliations

Mariyam Qadir Dr Muhammad Owais Dr Saqib Gulzar

Keywords

Related Articles

The Role of Transactional Leadership in Employee Performance: The Mediating Role Psychological Empowerment

This research focuses on the impact of "Transactional leader’s behaviour on job performance of knowledge employees". Taking enterprise knowledge employees as the research object and by introducing the psychological empow...

An Investigation into Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness among Adolescent Girls in Kohalpur Municipality Banke, Nepal.

This research paper aimed to examine the level of knowledge and attitude of adolescent girls and their parents regarding sexual and reproductive health education. The study collected primary data from adolescent girls ag...

The MICE labour market challenges in Thailand from experts’ perspective

The current study's goal is to investigate issues surrounding human development in Thailand's MICE sector from the viewpoints of stakeholders. The 18 participants in the qualitative research were from Thailand's MICE cit...

Book Review on Lourdes Ortega’s “ Understanding second language acquisition”

Lourdes Ortega's "Understanding Second Language Acquisition" was first published by Routledge in 2008. Lourdes Ortega is an internationally renowned scholar in the field of second language acquisition and applied linguis...

Economic Impacts of Post COVID-19

The post-covid-19 economic landscape is like no other. The pandemic has had a tremendous impact on businesses and economies around the world, and these effects will continue to be felt for years to come. It is important...

Download PDF file
  • EP ID EP724352
  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1022/ijss.v2i3.46
  • Views 45
  • Downloads 0

How To Cite

Mariyam Qadir Dr Muhammad Owais Dr Saqib Gulzar (2023). Dynamics of Volatility Spillover among the US and emerging Asian stock markets amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Inverge Journal of Social Sciences, 2(3), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-724352