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Go Long or Short in Pyramids? News from the Egyptian Stock Market

By Isabella Massa, Andreas Billmeier

July 1, 2007

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Isabella Massa, and Andreas Billmeier. Go Long or Short in Pyramids? News from the Egyptian Stock Market, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2007) accessed September 19, 2024
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Summary

Similar to other emerging economies, the Egyptian stock market has recently experienced a remarkable run-up but also a major downturn. This paper analyzes the stock market from two angles. First, it compares the performance of the major stock price index with its underlying fundamentals. Second, it explores the relationship between the Egyptian and other stock markets. The paper finds that (i) there is some evidence against a stable relationship between the Egyptian index and its fundamental value; and (ii) short-term correlations and long-term cointegrating relations provide conflicting signals on the value of Egyptian stocks as a means of diversification.

Subject: Asset bubbles, Asset prices, Emerging and frontier financial markets, Price indexes, Stock markets

Keywords: Dividend yield, Price index, Stock index, U.S. dollar, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    27

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2007/179

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2007179

  • ISBN:

    9781451867435

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941