Degree
Master of Science in Economics
Faculty / School
Faculty of Business Administration (FBA)
Department
Department of Economics
Date of Submission
2015-01-01
Supervisor
Dr. Javed Iqbal, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
Project Type
MSECO Research Project
Access Type
Restricted Access
Abstract
This paper aims at providing empirical evidence of the potential of precious metals i.e. gold, silver and platinum in diversifying risk of investing in emerging stock markets. Following the approach similar to the Hillier, Draper, & Faff (2006), we investigate whether a decrease in stock market index returns is associated with a significant increase in the precious metal returns for the US, China (Mainland), Russia, Brazil, Hong Kong (China), India and Pakistan using daily data for the period of 1995 to 2014. The diversification potential is investigated in both the normal conditions as well as extreme stock market conditions characterized by excess volatility or lower returns. Keeping in view the empirical characteristics of estimated volatility and returns we made a modification in Hillier, Draper, & Faff (2006) methodology of classifying adverse stock market conditions. The results show that the precious metals do not provide a reliable diversification benefit in the emerging markets. This is in contrast to the US case where we found that gold and silver act as hedge in investing stock market risk.
Pages
vi, 36
Recommended Citation
Hamid, U. (2015). Role of precious metals in diversifying and hedging stock market risk (Unpublished graduate research project). Institute of Business Administration, Pakistan. Retrieved from https://ir.iba.edu.pk/research-projects-mseco/30
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