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Day-of-the-week effect in anomaly returns: International evidence

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  • Chiah, Mardy
  • Zhong, Angel

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This paper examines the day-of-the-week effect in anomalies (Birru, 2018) in 24 international equity markets. In particular, the returns to the quality-minus-junk (QMJ) factor on different weekdays are studied. The QMJ factor resembles the difference between speculative and non-speculative stocks in Birru (2018). We find that QMJ generates a positive (negative) premium on Monday (Friday). The QMJ premium on Monday is 2.89 times higher than its daily average. Our findings are consistent with the notion that investors are more optimistic (pessimistic) about the future prospect of speculative stocks on Friday (Monday). As such, there is a stronger preference for non-speculative (speculative) stocks on Monday (Friday), leading to the day-of-the-week effect around the world.

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  • Chiah, Mardy & Zhong, Angel, 2019. "Day-of-the-week effect in anomaly returns: International evidence," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 182(C), pages 90-92.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:182:y:2019:i:c:p:90-92
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2019.05.042
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    1. Yuan Li, 2022. "Mood Beta, Sentiment and Stock Returns in China," SAGE Open, , vol. 12(1), pages 21582440221, February.
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    Keywords

    International evidence; Seasonality; Stock returns; Investor sentiment;
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    JEL classification:

    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
    • G40 - Financial Economics - - Behavioral Finance - - - General
    • F30 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - General

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