Behaviour of Stock Returns in the KLSE: A Test of the Random Walk Hypothesis

Authors

  • Ahmadu Umaru Sanda School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia
  • Abdul Ghani Shafie School of Management Universiti Sains Malaysia
  • G.S. Gupta School of Management Universiti Sains Malaysia

Abstract

A sample of 224 companies listed in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange was taken for the period 1991-96. The serial correlations tests of varying lags and the runs tests were employed to test for the random walk theory. The bulk of the results tilts towards the rejection of non-randomness, lending weight to the argument that the stock market has no memory, and casting doubt upon the usefulness of technical analysis.

 

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Published

01-06-1999

How to Cite

Sanda, A. U., Shafie, A. G., & Gupta, G. (1999). Behaviour of Stock Returns in the KLSE: A Test of the Random Walk Hypothesis. Malaysian Management Journal, 3(1), 71–91. Retrieved from https://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/mmj/article/view/8559

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (1999): Malaysian Management Journal (MMJ) Vol. 3 No. 1 June 1999

Section

Articles