Spillovers Between Euronext Stock Indices: The COVID-19 Effect

Luana Carneiro, Luís Gomes (), Cristina Lopes and Cláudia Pereira
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Luana Carneiro: ISCAP, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, 4465-004 S. Mamede Infesta, Portugal
Luís Gomes: CEOS.PP, ISCAP, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, 4465-004 S. Mamede Infesta, Portugal
Cristina Lopes: CEOS.PP, ISCAP, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, 4465-004 S. Mamede Infesta, Portugal
Cláudia Pereira: CEOS.PP, ISCAP, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, 4465-004 S. Mamede Infesta, Portugal

IJFS, 2025, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-17

Abstract: The financial markets are highly influential and any change in the economy can be reflected in stock prices and thus have an impact on stock indices. The relationship between stock indices and the way they are affected by extreme phenomena is important for defining diversification strategies and analyzing market maturity. The purpose of this study is to examine the interdependence relationships between the main Euronext stock indices and any changes caused by an extreme event—the COVID-19 pandemic. Copula models are used to estimate the dependence relationships between stock indices pairs after estimating ARMA-GARCH models to remove the autoregressive and conditional heteroskedastic effects from the daily return time series. The financial interdependence structures show a symmetric relationship of influence between the indices, with the exception of the CAC40/ISEQ pair, where there was financial contagion. In the case of the AEX/OBX pair, the dynamics of dependence may have changed significantly in response to the pressure of the pandemic. On the other hand, the dominant influence of the CAC40 before and the AEX after the pandemic confirms that the size and age of these indices give them a benchmark position in the market. Finally, with the exception of the AEX/OBX and CAC40/ISEQ pairs, the interdependencies between the stock indices decreased from the pre- to the post-pandemic sub-period. This result suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has weakened the correlation between the markets, making them more mature and independent, and less risky for investors.

Keywords: financial interdependence; financial markets; risk; Euronext; COVID-19; copulas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F2 F3 F41 F42 G1 G2 G3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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