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The Relative Importance of Domestic and Global Factors in Explaining Australian Stock Returns

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  • Peter Clarkson
  • Vanitha Ragunathan
  • John Nowland

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In this study, we explore the relative importance of the several documented factors in explaining the behaviour of stock returns for a sample of 157 Australian companies over the period 1993–9. In line with prior evidence, we contend that the influence of global (market, industry and currency) factors is related to the extent of a firm's international activity. We find that Australian firms are in large part impacted by domestic factors with the level of sensitivity declining as the level of international activity increases. In contrast to prior literature, we also show that Australian firm returns are related to regional market, global industry and currency factors and the firm's sensitivity to these factors is an increasing function of its level of international activities.

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  • Peter Clarkson & Vanitha Ragunathan & John Nowland, 2002. "The Relative Importance of Domestic and Global Factors in Explaining Australian Stock Returns," International Review of Finance, International Review of Finance Ltd., vol. 3(1), pages 1-25, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:irvfin:v:3:y:2002:i:1:p:1-25
    DOI: 10.1111/1468-2443.00031
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