Abstract
The economic growth of a country is a dominant factor in determining how prosperous a nation is. Finance is an important element of economic growth. Stock market is also playing a vital role in promoting the industry and commerce, which affects the economy of the country. Smooth functioning of a stock market will enable a country economically stabilized. Therefore the economists and financial analysts are paying more attention on the activities of stock market. The All Share Price Index is used to measure the performance of share market. The performance of stock market is being influenced by various factors, and economic growth is one of them. The sampling period of this study was from 2002 to 2018. Investigating the effect of economic growth on stock market performance by employing time series analysis is the objective of this study. The economic growth which was measured by GDP per capita was considered as independent variable and All Share Price Index (ASPI) was considered as dependent variable. Hypotheses were tested using correlation and regression analyses. The findings of regression analysis revealed that the economic growth has positive and significant impact on the performance of share market. That is, approximately 83% of the changes in the share market performance are described by the economic growth. The correlation analysis indicated that there is strong and positive correlation between economic growth and stock market performance. Economic growth plays a dominant role in accelerating the performance of stock market. The nations which have stable macro-economic environment will undergo better and increased share market performance. Appropriate economic policy amendments or abolition should be made to boost up Sri Lankan economy.
Highlights
The stock market is known as a primary indicator of evaluating the economic growth of a country
OLS regression was employed in this research study to figure out the impact of economic growth on the share price index
The impact of economic growth on stock market performance in Sri Lanka was examined in this study by using annual data from 2002 to 2018 and correlation, and regression analyses were employed as research methodologies
Summary
The stock market is known as a primary indicator of evaluating the economic growth of a country. The all share price index was 3385.55 in 2009 and it was significantly increased to 6635.87 in 2010. The stock market performance has been fluctuating and reached 6052.37 in 2018 This scenario has changed considerably at the moment, diverting the attention of investors somewhere else. The decrease in the economic growth has been identified as the key and dominant indicator which impacts on Sri Lankan All Share Price index that is, changes in this indicator leads to repercussion in the entire economy. According to Athapathu, & Jayasinghe (2010) the performance of stock market is an influential factor for economic growth in Sri Lanka. Observing the impact of economic growth on share price index in Sri Lanka would benefit portfolio managers, and for economic policy makers. This research study investigates the controlling mechanisms of stimulating the economic growth in Sri Lanka that would stabilize the Sri Lankan economy
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