Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/187537 
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Year of Publication: 
2017
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[Journal:] Arab Economic and Business Journal [ISSN:] 2214-4625 [Volume:] 12 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Elsevier [Place:] Amsterdam [Year:] 2017 [Pages:] 57-67
Publisher: 
Elsevier, Amsterdam
Abstract: 
This study investigates holidays' effect in analyst recommendations in the MENA countries stock markets between 2004 and 2015. The findings show that on Pre-Holidays, analysts tend to issue pessimistic recommendations, and issue optimistic recommendations on Post- Holidays. Prior literature on day-of-the-week effect is endorse our results, which document an increase in stock prices during the week, and a decrease in stock prices over the weekend. We argue that analysts can benefit from the upward trend in stock prices during Post- Holidays by issuing optimistic recommendation. Analysts may as well benefit from the downward trend in stock prices by issuing pessimistic recommendations on Pre-Holidays.
Subjects: 
Eid Mawlid al-Nabi
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Adha
Analyst recommendations
Optimism
JEL: 
D84
E44
G02
G14
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Article

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