The Effects of Macroeconomic Factors on the Performance of Stock Market in Sri Lanka

Shohani Upeksha Badullahewage
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Shohani Upeksha Badullahewage: Department of Economics, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Colombo, Sri Lanka

International Journal of Innovation and Economic Development, 2018, vol. 3, issue 6, 33-41

Abstract: The main objective of this research is to analyze the vital impact of macroeconomic factors on the stock market performance in Sri Lanka. All the factors which have a direct impact on the working of the emerging stock market have hereby studied. The relationship between the pivotal factors such as inflation, gross domestic product, interest rates, and exchange rates has been properly conducted with the assistance of the indexes. The results of the analysis revealed that all these factors have an inseparable impact over the performance of the stock market and Sri Lankan stock market performance has eventually over gone through many ups and downs because of them as well. It has been revealed that among all the factors that have been discussed, inflation and exchange rates have comparatively higher effects on the stock market performance. It shows a fluctuation because of the unpredictable nature of these factors. Colombo Stock Exchange has seen a tremendous change in its performance over a period for which these factors have played a prominent as well as a vital role in it its functioning.

Keywords: Macroeconomic factors; Stock performance; Colombo stock exchange (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.18775/ijied.1849-7551-7020.2015.36.2002

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