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dc.contributor.authorPirathakshi, V.
dc.contributor.authorKoperunthevy, K.
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-29T08:33:10Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-27T04:30:29Z-
dc.date.available2021-06-29T08:33:10Z
dc.date.available2022-06-27T04:30:29Z-
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.urihttp://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/3029-
dc.description.abstractIn a dynamic world, investment decision in share market is determined by various factors. One factor is the return on shares. Therefore, the dividend announcement is having important role to determine the share prices in the stock market. This study analysis how far dividend announcement affect the share prices in the stock market and focuses on how share price respond to the information that is implicit in the event of dividend announcement and profit earned by the companies and to identify the price movement when other variable changes. More specifically this study examines how dividend announcement effect the share price and there by provides the effects on it. 10 financial sector companies and 10non financial sector companies which are listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) were selected as sample over a period of 5 years from 2003-2007. The required data for this research was collected from CSE handbook and annual report of the companies. Daily Market Adjusted Abnormal Return, Average Abnormal Return are used as methodology of this study. Data can be analyzed by using time series regression analysis. The results indicate that the 75% of companies’ have negative relationship and 75% of companies share prices decreased after the dividend announcement. Therefore, the study concludes that there is no impact on share prices by dividend announcement and also no relationship between the financial sector and non-financial sector.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherVavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna.en_US
dc.subjectShare priceen_US
dc.subjectDividend Announcementen_US
dc.subjectMarket adjusted Abnormal Returnen_US
dc.subjectAverage Abnormal Returnen_US
dc.titleImpact of Dividend Announcement on Share Price.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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