Exploring integration between selected European stock market indexes and sensex

Due to globalization, economic integration among countries and their financial markets is evident. The interdependency between Indian and other European stock markets has also increased. This paper examines the relationships between selected European stock markets and SENSEX. It covers the recent period, 19/10/1999 to 25/04/2008,using daily closing data of nine stock markets to investigate. The research methodology employed includes testing for stationarity, implementation of the Granger Causality test and Johansen Co integration test. Stock markets under study are found to be integrated. The degree of correlation between the markets varies between low to high. The findings also proved that stock markets return are not normally distributed and show stochastic pattern in return. Furthermore, it provided that no stock market is playing a very dominant role in influencing other markets. It is concluded that SENSEX granger cause all European stock market indexes under study. None, but ATX of Austria, do the same to SENSEX.