Examination of Long Term Effect of Exchange Rate on Indian Stock Market

Abstract

This study investigates the long run relation among Stock Returns and four major Foreign Exchanges in India over a period of 14 ½ year period starting from January, 2000 to June, 2014. On applying the techniques of Unit – root test, Multiple Break Point test, Johansen’s Cointegration and Vector Error Correction Model, the result suggest that US dollar and Euro has long-term relation with Sensex, Nifty and CNX 500 which was found statistically significant. Tests depict no long term cointegration with GPB and Yen.