The Influence of Oil Price Fluctuations on Stock Market of Developing Economies: A Focus on Nigeria

Authors

  • Chuke Nwude University of Nigeria
  • Damilola Felix Eluyela Landmark University
  • Elias Igwebuike Agbo University of Nigeria
  • Francis O Iyoha Covenant University

Abstract

The inconclusiveness of findings from various studies on Nigeria on the effect of crude oil price fluctuation on the stock market has led to an argument in literature, thus necessitating further exploration of the subject. This study examines the effect of variations in the price of crude oil on selected stock market performance variables in Nigeria using monthly frequency data covering January 1997 to December 2016. Variance decomposition, impulse response analysis, and VAR estimations were employed for the study. The results reveal that oil price variations are slowly transmitted in some stock market performance variables. The findings indicate that the effect of crude oil price fluctuations in the Nigerian stock market is greatly minimized and does not sufficiently account for market activities.Keywords: Emerging Economy, Nigeria, Oil Price Shocks, Stock Market, VAR.JEL Classifications: C25, Q47, F4DOI: https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.10140

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Chuke Nwude, University of Nigeria

Department of Banking and Finance, Faculty of Business Administration

Damilola Felix Eluyela, Landmark University

Department of Accounting and Finance

Elias Igwebuike Agbo, University of Nigeria

Department of Banking and Finance, Faculty of Business Administration

Francis O Iyoha, Covenant University

Professor, Department of Accounting, College of Business and Social Sciences

Downloads

Published

2021-04-10

How to Cite

Nwude, C., Eluyela, D. F., Agbo, E. I., & Iyoha, F. O. (2021). The Influence of Oil Price Fluctuations on Stock Market of Developing Economies: A Focus on Nigeria. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 11(3), 100–109. Retrieved from https://econjournals.com./index.php/ijeep/article/view/10140

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2021)

Section

Articles

License

Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously , that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, will not be published elsewhere in the same form, without the written consent of the Publisher. The Editors reserve the right to edit or otherwise alter all contributions, but authors will receive proofs for approval before publication.