Investors perceptions & corporate announcements for Mumbai & Hyderabad

Abstract

Markets and investor perceptions on the movements of the markets, with specific reference to the equity stock prices of Nifty 50 Index, are being investigated through the present paper. Most of the theories assert the assumption of rational investor and behavioral attributes of investors in the process of price prediction. Through the present paper, an inquiry is made on the relationship between the investor perceptions about the importance or impact of various corporate announcements on the equity stock prices through the primary data. Mumbai has been perceived to be the Mecca of stock investors. Hence the sample have been selected from two different locations Mumbai and Hyderabad to compare and comprehend on the investor perceptions.