Does sentiment matter for stock market returns? Evidence from a small European market

Using Portuguese stock market returns, at the aggregate and industry levels, over the period 1997-2009, we find that the EU Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) and Consumer Confidence Index are driven by both rational and irrational factors. Irrational ESI is significantly negatively related to stock...

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Main Author: Fernandes, Carla M. (author)
Other Authors: Gama, Paulo (author), Vieira, Elisabete F. Simões (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/11476
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/11476