When echoes surpass voices: Market reaction to forwarded news

Jiaxin Duan, Fangyuan Kou, Zining Wang and Yixin Wei

International Review of Financial Analysis, 2024, vol. 96, issue PA

Abstract: We examine the impacts of two types of news, forwarded news and novel news, on market reactions and investor attention in the Chinese stock market. Surprisingly, we find that forwarded news evokes a stronger market reaction than novel news. To understand this phenomenon, we investigate and find three mechanisms through which forwarded news influences investor behavior: filtering, verification, and amplification effects. The filtering effect shows that forwarded news, having been selected for resharing, contains information content that has persistent effects on stock return. The verification effect indicates that forwarded news, particularly following scandals involving news platforms, is perceived as more credible, thus eliciting a stronger market reaction. The amplification effect shows that the redistribution of news magnifies its reach and captures investor attention, leading to increased investor search and trading on the stocks. Moreover, the impact of forwarded news on investor attention is more pronounced for firms with greater information opacity. Our results show the distinctive roles of forwarded news and novel news in the financial market, highlighting the importance of considering the heterogeneity of news information.

Keywords: News types; News tone; Market reaction; Investor attention; Media credibility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G14 N25 O16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2024.103579

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