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A Statistical Analysis of the Colombo Stock Returns

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  • Zili Zhang
  • Saralees Nadarajah

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We study statistical properties of the daily log returns of the historical stock price indices of the Colombo Stock Exchange in Sri Lanka. We fitted the data by a range of time-series processes. The value at risk of the best model was computed.

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  • Zili Zhang & Saralees Nadarajah, 2021. "A Statistical Analysis of the Colombo Stock Returns," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 22(1), pages 101-118, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:globus:v:22:y:2021:i:1:p:101-118
    DOI: 10.1177/0972150918797196
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