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Gold against Asian Stock Markets during the COVID-19 Outbreak

Imran Yousaf, Elie Bouri (), Shoaib Ali and Nehme Azoury
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Nehme Azoury: USEK Business School, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Jounieh P.O. Box 446, Lebanon

JRFM, 2021, vol. 14, issue 4, 1-23

Abstract: This study examines the safe-haven and hedging roles of gold against thirteen Asian stock markets during the COVID-19 outbreak. During the COVID-19 sub-period, gold is shown to be a strong hedge (diversifier) for the majority (minority) of Asian stock markets; it exhibits the property of a strong safe-haven in China, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam, and a weak safe-haven in Pakistan and Thailand. The optimal weights of all stock-gold portfolios are lower during the COVID-19 sub-period than the pre COVID-19 sub-period, suggesting that portfolio investors should increase their investment in gold during the COVID-19 sub-period. The hedging effectiveness for most Asian stock markets is higher during the COVID-19 sub-period. Further analyses show that the hedge portfolio returns in many cases are mostly driven by gold implied volatility and inflation expectations in both sub-periods. Our findings have useful implications for market participants holding investments in Asian stocks during stressful periods.

Keywords: gold; Asian stock indices; COVID-19 outbreak; hedge; safe-haven; hedging effectiveness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C E F2 F3 G (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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