COVID-19 announcements and investor reactions on the australian securities exchange

Abstract

The extraordinary situation due to COVID-19 pandemic has created an opportunity to examine the behavioural patterns of investors by way of the level of trading activities on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) around the releases of crucial information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to identify abnormal trading volume at ASX around eight selected significant announcements and measures of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. The study finds sufficient evidence to indicate that the COVID-19 announcements and calculations influence investor decisions on the ASX as the pandemic evolved.

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

1-1-2022

Volume

16

Issue

1

Publication Title

Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal

Publisher

University of Wollongong Australia

School

School of Business and Law

RAS ID

43315

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Djajadikerta, H. G., Trireksani, T., & Appiagyei, K. (2022). COVID-19 announcements and investor reactions on the Australian Securities Exchange. Australasian Business, Accounting and Finance Journal, 16(1), 134-145.

https://doi.org/10.14453/aabfj.v16i1.9

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free_to_read

First Page

134

Last Page

145

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10.14453/aabfj.v16i1.9