Investor sentiment effect in stock markets: stock characteristics or country-specific factors?

This paper analyzes the investor sentiment effect in four key European stock markets: France, Germany, Spain and the UK. The findings show that sentiment has a significant influence on returns, varying in intensity across markets. The variation appears to involve both stock characteristics and cross...

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Autores: Corredor Casado, María Pilar, Ferrer Zubiate, Elena, Santamaría Aquilué, Rafael
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pública de Navarra
Repositorio:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
OAI Identifier:oai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/18656
Acceso en línea:https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/18656
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Sentiment
Stock market
Stock characteristics
Country-specific factors
European stock markets
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Sumario:This paper analyzes the investor sentiment effect in four key European stock markets: France, Germany, Spain and the UK. The findings show that sentiment has a significant influence on returns, varying in intensity across markets. The variation appears to involve both stock characteristics and cross-country cultural or institutional differences. The results also show sensitivity to the choice of sentiment proxy.