• ISSN: 2010-023X (Print)
    • Abbreviated Title: Int. J. Trade, Economics and Financ.
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    • DOI: 10.18178/IJTEF
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IJTEF 2013 Vol.4(1): 19-24 ISSN: 2010-023X
DOI: 10.7763/IJTEF.2013.V4.254

Granger Causality Relationship between Malaysia Equity Market and Exchange Rate Volatility

Mazila Md-Yusuf and Hamisah Abd Rahman

Abstract—The relationship between equity market and exchange rates has often been discussed by economists since them both play important roles in influencing a country’s economic development. Therefore, the objective of this study is to examine the Granger causality effect between Malaysia equity market and exchange rate volatility. The focus of this study is on the overall and sectoral performance of the Malaysian stock market with Malaysian ringgit exchange rate volatility. The multivariate vector autoregression (VAR) framework estimations were utilized to capture the interactions between the equity market performance and exchange rate volatility. In the overall market performance, the results showed that there was a feedback interactions between Malaysia equity market and exchange rate volatility. However, in terms of the sectoral market performance, only the Industrial and Finance sectors that showed similar results as the overall market. Based on the findings, it is important for the Malaysian government to be cautious in their implementation of equity market and exchange rate policies especially those related to the Industrial and Finance sectors because such policies would impact these sectors.

Index Terms—Exchange rate volatility, equity market, Granger causality effect, GARCH model.

Mazila Md-Yusuf is with the Arshad Ayub Graduate Business School, Faculty of Business Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia (e-mail: mazila370@salam.uitm.edu.my).
Hamisah Abd Rahman is with Faculty of Business Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia (e-mail: hamisah465@salam. uitm.edu.my).

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Cite:Mazila Md-Yusuf and Hamisah Abd Rahman, "Granger Causality Relationship between Malaysia Equity Market and Exchange Rate Volatility," International Journal of Trade, Economics and Finance vol.4, no.1, pp. 19-24, 2013.

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