International Journal in Management & Social Science
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 7

Event-Study of Dividend Announcements by Selected Publicsector banks of India

  • Author:
  • Biswajit Kumar
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 248 to 253

Research Scholar, Monad University, Hapur (U.P)

Online published on 8 August, 2018.

Abstract

The Efficient market hypothesis can be best summarised in the words “The expected value of abnormal returns is zero, but chance generates deviations from zero (anomalies) in both directions”Fama (1998)The present event study supports the semi-strong form of market efficiency in case of dividend announcements by public sector banks.

Keywords

Dividend Announcements, Semi-Strong Form of Efficient Market Hypothesis, Event Studies, Abnormal Returns, Pre and Post Announcement Periods, Charting