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Time-varying synchronization and dynamic conditional correlation among the stock market returns of leading South American economies

Ajaya Kumar Panda (Department of Accounts and Finance, National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai, India)
Swagatika Nanda (Department of Management Studies, Vidyalankar School of Information Technology, Mumbai, India)

International Journal of Managerial Finance

ISSN: 1743-9132

Article publication date: 8 March 2018

Issue publication date: 23 April 2018

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to capture the pattern of return volatility and information spillover and the extent of conditional correlation among the stock markets of leading South American economies. It also examines the connectedness of market returns within the region.

Design/methodology/approach

The time series properties of weekly stock market returns of benchmark indices spanning from the second week of 1995 to the fourth week of December 2015 are analyzed. Using univariate auto-regressive conditional heteroscedastic, generalized auto-regressive conditional heteroscedastic, and dynamic conditional correlation multivariate GARCH model approaches, the study finds evidence of returns and volatility linkages along with the degree of connectedness among the markets.

Findings

The findings of this study are consistent with increasing market connectedness among a group of leading South American economies. Stocks exhibit relatively fewer asymmetries in conditional correlations in addition to conditional volatility; yet, the asymmetry is relatively less apparent in integrated markets. The results demonstrate that co-movements are higher toward the end of the sample period than in the early phase. The stock markets of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru are closely and strongly connected within the region followed by Colombia, whereas Venezuela is least connected with the group.

Practical implications

The implication is that foreign investors may benefit from the reduction of the risk by adding the stocks to their investment portfolio.

Originality/value

The unique features of the paper include a large sample of national stock returns with updated time series data set that reveals the time series properties and empirical evidence on volatility testing. Unlike other studies, this paper uncovers the relation between the stock markets within the same region facing the same market condition.

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Citation

Panda, A.K. and Nanda, S. (2018), "Time-varying synchronization and dynamic conditional correlation among the stock market returns of leading South American economies", International Journal of Managerial Finance, Vol. 14 No. 2, pp. 245-262. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMF-11-2016-0206

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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