The Impact of Treasury Bill Rate and Interest Rate On The Stock Market Returns: Case Of Ghana Stock Exchange

Augustine Addo () and Fidelis Sunzuoye ()
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Augustine Addo: Kumasi Polytechnic
Fidelis Sunzuoye: Kumasi Polytechnic

European Journal of Business and Economics, 2013, vol. 8, issue 2, 378 volume1: 8

Abstract: Several studies have suggested that macroeconomic variables affect Stock market returns using Treasury bill rate as a measure of interest rate. The study examines the joint impact of interest rates and Treasury bill rate on stock market returns on Ghana Stock Exchange over the period between January 1995 and December 2011. Using Johansen’s Multivariate Cointegration Model and Vector Error Correction Model the study establish that there is cointegration between Interest rate, Treasury bill rate and stock market returns indicating long run relationship. On the basis of the Multiple Regression Analysis (OLS) carried out by Eviews 7 program, the results show that Treasury bill rate and interest rate both have a negative relationship with stock market returns but are not significant. These results lend support to the idea that interest rate and Treasury bill rate has both negative relationship but weak predictive power on stock market returns independently. The study conclude that interest rate and Treasury bill rate jointly impact on stock market returns in the long run. Understanding the effects of both Treasury bill rate and interest rate dynamics on stock market returns will help investors, fund and portfolio managers and firms make better investment decisions.

Keywords: TREASURY BILLINTEREST RATE; STOCK MARKET RETURNS; GHANA STOCK EXCHANGE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E43 E47 G12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.12955/ejbe.v8i2.378

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