Correlation and return dispersion dynamics in Chinese markets |
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Authors: | R?za Demirer Donald Lien |
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Affiliation: | a Department of Economics and Finance, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, School of Business, Alumni Hall, Edwardsville, IL 62026-1102, United States b Department of Economics, University of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX 78249-0633, United States |
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Abstract: | This paper studies the relation between firm-level return dispersions and correlations among Chinese stocks during periods of unusually large upward and downward swings. We analyze individual stock returns across 18 sectors and test if return dispersions and stock correlations show asymmetric patterns for extreme up and down markets. Evidence from studies on U.S. stocks suggests that equity return correlations tend to be much greater on the downside than on the upside and that the degree of comovement gets even stronger during extreme market states. However, in the case of Chinese stock market, we find that higher downside correlations apply to only stocks within the Financial sector. With the exception of Financial stocks, we find that stock correlations are significantly higher during up markets, rather than down markets. Regarding firm-level return dispersions, our findings are consistent with rational asset pricing model predictions. We find that equity return dispersions are significantly higher during periods of large price changes. |
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Keywords: | G12 G14 G15 |
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