New Evidence on Stock Price Effects Associated with Charges in the S&P 500 Index

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Anthony W. Lynch

New York University (NYU) - Department of Finance; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Richard R. Mendenhall

University of Notre Dame - Department of Finance

Date Written: June 1996

Abstract

Since October 1989, Standard and Poor s has (when possible) announced changes in the composition of the S&P 500 index one week in advance. Because index funds hold S&P 500 stocks to minimize tracking error, index composition changes since this date provide an opportunity to examine the market reaction to an anticipated change in the demand for a stock. Using post-October-1989 data, we document significantly positive (negative) post-announcement abnormal returns that are only partially reversed following additions (deletions). These results indicate the existence of temporary price pressure and downward-sloping log-run demand curves for stocks and represent a violation of market efficiency.

Keywords: S&P 500 Changes, Stock Demand Curves, Market Efficiency, Volume Price Relationships

Suggested Citation

Lynch, Anthony W. and Mendenhall, Richard R., New Evidence on Stock Price Effects Associated with Charges in the S&P 500 Index (June 1996). NYU Working Paper No. FIN-95-028, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1298790

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