Are Investors Concerned with Stock Market Upgrades? Evidence from Multivariate Framework Analysis

Bana Abuzayed and Nedal Al-Fayoumi

Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 2017, vol. 53, issue 10, 2242-2258

Abstract: This study aims to examine the return and volatility responses to the announcement of stock market upgrades. It measures the direct effects of the recent Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) upgrade of the Qatar, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi stock exchanges from frontier to emerging markets by applying a nontraditional dummy variable event study using multivariate BEKK and DCC GARCH models. The results show clear evidence that contradicts the free information hypothesis and supports the price pressure hypothesis. Initially, the MSCI upgrade led to positive feedback from active investors due to the belief that this announcement will attract foreign institutional investors who play a vital role in improving the market’s performance.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/1540496X.2016.1238357

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