Nse Nifty Bank Stocks: Risk and Return Analysis
© 2019 JETIR May 2019, Volume 6, Issue 5 www.jetir.org (ISSN-2349-5162) NSE NIFTY BANK STOCKS: RISK AND RETURN ANALYSIS 1Dr. E RAJESH M.Com., M.Phil., Ph.D., NET., SLET., 1Assistant Professor in Commerce Faculty of Science & Humanities SRM Institute of Science and Technology Ramapuram, Chennai - 89 ABSTRACT: This study analyzes the risk and returns of selected stocks of NSE NIFTY Bank index. For the purpose of analysis, the researcher collected data from the official website of National Stock Exchange. This study covers the period from 1st January 2018 to 31st December 2018. The data has been tested by different statistical tools namely: Mean, Standard deviation, Beta and Correlation. The findings of the study exposed that the average of daily returns for the NSE NIFTY 50 Index for the period was positive. However, the average returns of the selected banks' stocks show negatively except ICICI BANK. The standard deviation of returns series highest for all bank stocks when compared to NSE NIFTY 50 index. It is evident that all bank stocks have fluctuation in its price. Key words: Risk & Return, Beta, Standard deviation and Average price INTRODUCTION Investment, the process of exchanging income during one period of time for an asset that is expected to produce earnings in future periods. Thus, consumption in the current period is foregone in order to obtain a greater return in the future. For an economy as a whole to invest, total production must exceed total consumption. Throughout the history of capitalism, investment has been primarily the function of private business; during the 20th century, however, governments in planned economies and developing countries have become important investors.
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