Nexus between Stock Market Prices and Some Macroeconomic Indicators in Nigeria

The problem of identifying the relationship among macroeconomic variables have been a challenge in developing countries due to frequent changes in policy that alter their behaviors contrary to expectations. Thus, this study is aimed at empirically examining the link between stock market prices and...

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Main Authors: I. P. Abu, S. C. Nwaosu, J. A. Ikughur
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Language:English
Published: Joint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP) 2024-11-01
Series:Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
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Online Access:https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/283330
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description The problem of identifying the relationship among macroeconomic variables have been a challenge in developing countries due to frequent changes in policy that alter their behaviors contrary to expectations. Thus, this study is aimed at empirically examining the link between stock market prices and some macroeconomic indicators in Nigeria covering the period January, 2004 to June, 2024. Results revealed that the variables were all integrated of order one, I(1) and a long-run stable equilibrium relationship existed among the variables. Exchange rate and money supply had significant positive impact on stock market prices while inflation rate and interest rate had significant negative impact on stock market prices in Nigeria. The error correction model showed a high speed of adjustment of 99.998% to achieving long-run equilibrium steady state in the Nigerian economic system. Results of the VAR Granger causality test revealed that exchange rate and money supply both have a one-way causative effect on stock prices and inflation rate. Furthermore, inflation rate Granger causes stock market prices, but stock prices do not influence inflation. Moreover, there is bidirectional causality between exchange rate and money supply, indicating that changes in each variable mutually affect the other. The study recommends the evolution of policies to stabilize the exchange rate and money supply, manage inflation and interest rates carefully, monitor the bidirectional relationship between exchange rate and money supply, and engage in long-term economic planning.
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spelling doaj-art-dda487158a504e709db2bbae57803a0a2024-12-02T19:50:16ZengJoint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP)Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management2659-15022659-14992024-11-012811B SupplementaryNexus between Stock Market Prices and Some Macroeconomic Indicators in NigeriaI. P. AbuS. C. NwaosuJ. A. Ikughur The problem of identifying the relationship among macroeconomic variables have been a challenge in developing countries due to frequent changes in policy that alter their behaviors contrary to expectations. Thus, this study is aimed at empirically examining the link between stock market prices and some macroeconomic indicators in Nigeria covering the period January, 2004 to June, 2024. Results revealed that the variables were all integrated of order one, I(1) and a long-run stable equilibrium relationship existed among the variables. Exchange rate and money supply had significant positive impact on stock market prices while inflation rate and interest rate had significant negative impact on stock market prices in Nigeria. The error correction model showed a high speed of adjustment of 99.998% to achieving long-run equilibrium steady state in the Nigerian economic system. Results of the VAR Granger causality test revealed that exchange rate and money supply both have a one-way causative effect on stock prices and inflation rate. Furthermore, inflation rate Granger causes stock market prices, but stock prices do not influence inflation. Moreover, there is bidirectional causality between exchange rate and money supply, indicating that changes in each variable mutually affect the other. The study recommends the evolution of policies to stabilize the exchange rate and money supply, manage inflation and interest rates carefully, monitor the bidirectional relationship between exchange rate and money supply, and engage in long-term economic planning. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/283330Error correction, Cointegration, Granger causality, Macroeconomic variables
spellingShingle I. P. Abu
S. C. Nwaosu
J. A. Ikughur
Nexus between Stock Market Prices and Some Macroeconomic Indicators in Nigeria
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
Error correction, Cointegration, Granger causality, Macroeconomic variables
title Nexus between Stock Market Prices and Some Macroeconomic Indicators in Nigeria
title_full Nexus between Stock Market Prices and Some Macroeconomic Indicators in Nigeria
title_fullStr Nexus between Stock Market Prices and Some Macroeconomic Indicators in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Nexus between Stock Market Prices and Some Macroeconomic Indicators in Nigeria
title_short Nexus between Stock Market Prices and Some Macroeconomic Indicators in Nigeria
title_sort nexus between stock market prices and some macroeconomic indicators in nigeria
topic Error correction, Cointegration, Granger causality, Macroeconomic variables
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