Journal


Title   Forecasting Share Prices and Volatility of FMCG stocks
Author's Name   Neha Chhabra Roy* and Radhika Bhukania**
ISSN   0974-7281
Page(s)   24-35
Volume No.   7
Issue Month   July 2015
Keywords   FMCG Sector, ARMA, GARCH, Price Forecast, Volatility Forecast.
Abstract   The Indian stock market is predominant by three sectors namely, service, manufacturing and agriculture. The fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector has similarities with both manufacturing and agriculture sectors. Considering the importance of FMCG sector this study is focused on forecasting the share prices and volatility of FMCG sector stocks. Four large cap stocks from the S&P BSE Index are taken into consideration based on their market capitalization. Share prices are forecasted using ARMA and volatility forecast is performed using GARCH. It is found that the forecasted prices of stocks of FMCG sector are showing a declining trend and the forecasted volatility associated with these stocks are low. The probable reason for this is investors look for considerable risky stocks with high returns (bullish).



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