Pre And Post Vaccination Effect On Selected Sectoral Indices Of National Stock Exchange: A Critical Study

Abstract

This study is an attempt to explore the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on selected sectoral indices of the national stock exchange and the relationship among themselves also examined. COVID-19 pandemic was first identified in China during December 2019. To prevent the spread of pandemics various measures were taken by countries around the world. All commercial activities were restricted and people had to remain in their houses which affected the economy of countries. The stock market was also affected by this pandemic. For exploring the relationship and effect of pandemic various statistical tools have been applied. Secondary data of all sectoral indices price from 24^th Jan to 24^th July 2020 have been taken for the analysis. findings suggest that there is a significant impact of the Lockdown period on the performance of the stock indices.