Abstract
This study has been conducted with a view to find out the relationship and impact of
macroeconomic variables i.e. 3-Months, 6-Month and 12 Month Treasury Bill Rate
(Proxy of Interest Rate), Consumer Price Index, Wholesale Price Index and Sensitive
Price Index (Proxy for Inflation) with Karachi Stock Exchange—KSE 100 Share index.
Monthly data has been collected from the period of July 2001 to June 2010. Coefficient
of correlation and regression analysis have been used to test the hypothesis. The study
examined the impact of inflation indices, interest rate (treasury bills), on KSE movement.
The results showed that there was significant relationship between macroeconomic
variables and KSE-100 Share index. The study further revealed significant impact of
treasury bills on KSE-100 index.
Muhammad Arshad Haroon (Corresponding Author), Hummera Jabeen. (2013) Impact of Macro-economic Variables on Share Price Behavior of Karachi Stock Exchange, Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences, volume 7, issue 3.
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