Vol: 2, Issue: 3 2012

Page: 97-105

A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF STOCK MARKET VOLATILITY AND A STUDY OF SELECTED NIFTY COMPANIES

Y.V.M. Chandra Sekhar, Dr. Tarun Kumar Singhal

Received Date: 2012-07-17

Accepted Date: 2012-08-15

Published Date: 2012-09-14

The stock market is one of the largest venues for financial speculation, analysis, and investigation. It's the place where stocks and options and other financial instruments are bought and sold. Due to macroeconomic services like taxation, stock market prices may not signify the real substantial value. The stock market is the nerve center for major investments around the world and accounts for more money than most people realize. Many people consider the stock market to be the ideal place to make investing selections. Because of this, the industry as a whole was able to provide returns that exceeded investors' expectations. Whenever there is a significant change to the index, it becomes the front-page story of virtually every national daily and is met with several responses from experts and pieces on the economy. Although India's stock market has been around for more than a century, its importance in the allocation of limited investment information has just been recognized in the last decade. The Indian stock exchange has undergone significant changes in recent years. These changes have had an impact on the capital market, which is widely regarded as the most transparent, clean, and efficient markets due to institutional investment, derivatives, and market intermediation.

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