THE EVOLUTION OF THE CAPITAL MARKET IN ROMANIA IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to emphasize the main aspects regarding the evolution of the capital market in Romania in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study tries to present the main aspects which marked the evolution of the national capital market in the last period. The domestic capital market went through a delicate period during the beginning of 2020, since in times of crisis the stock markets react emotionally and thus, are recorded relatively important fluctuations. Although the COVID-19 pandemic created a lot of uncertainty in the capital market, the end of 2020 brought back optimism among investors. In 2021, the d domestic capital market recovered all the decreases registered in 2020 and ended this year with very good results.