Are Kuwaiti Stock Returns Affected by Fluctuations in Oil Prices?

Salem Alshihab and Nayef AlShammari

International Journal of Financial Research, 2020, vol. 11, issue 6, 1-9

Abstract: This paper examines the impact of fluctuations in the price of oil on Kuwaiti stock market returns for the month-to-month period of 2000 to 2020. The Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test for stationarity, the error correction model (ECM), and various cointegration test techniques were used to examine the estimated model. In an oil-based economy like Kuwait, the exposure to oil prices seems to affect the performance of the country¡¯s stock market. Our main findings related to the long run showed that the price of oil is cointegrated with stock market returns. Interestingly, our ECM examination confirmed that changes in Kuwaiti stock market returns are only affected by oil price fluctuations in the short run. Further strategies are needed to better stabilize Kuwait¡¯s capital market. This equilibrium can be achieved by pursuing more stability in other macroeconomic factors and providing a solid legal independence for the country¡¯s financial market.

Keywords: oil price; macroeconomics; stock market; Kuwait (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.5430/ijfr.v11n6p1

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