RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INFLATION MEASURED IN WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX (WPI) AND MOVEMENT IN INDIAN EQUITY MARKET

  • Tapas Biswas
  • Dr. Ajit kumar Mishra
Keywords: Growth Rates, Capital Market, Wholesale Price Index and BSE SENSEX

Abstract

This study is an attempt to understand the impact of Inflation (wholesale price index)on Indian capital market (BSE Sensex). For empirical estimation, this study has usedmonthly average data for the both the series for the period covering from April 2005to March 2016. The study has used econometrics techniques such as Augmented Dickey Fuller Test, Johansen’s Cointegration Test and Granger Causality Test. The findings of the empirical estimations suggest that there is a ointegrating relationshipbetween WPI and BSE Sensex indicating a long-run relationship between both thevariables. However, the Granger Causality test reveals that there is no causalrelationship between BSE Sensex and WPI Inflation in the short run.

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Published
2016-07-31
How to Cite
Biswas, T., & Mishra, D. A. kumar. (2016). RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INFLATION MEASURED IN WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX (WPI) AND MOVEMENT IN INDIAN EQUITY MARKET. IJRDO - Journal of Business Management, 2(6). https://doi.org/10.53555/bm.v2i6.1239