Research Article

Stock Market Reaction to the Announcement of the COVID-19 Lockdown: Evidence from Healthcare Companies in Malaysia

Table 2

Average abnormal return (AAR) over the event window.

Event windowEvent 1Event 2Event 3Event 4

−30.00030.00710.0109−0.0037
(0.073)(0.975)(2.147)(−0.578)
−20.0068−0.0122−0.0063−0.0222
(1.434)(−2.237)(−1.329)(−3.233)
−1−0.03140.03020.01390.0262
(−4.956)(5.947)(2.909)(4.053)
0−0.05720.01020.00230.0096
(−9.477)(1.989)(0.473)(1.485)
1−0.01190.02060.02220.0305
(−2.482)(4.438)(4.651)(4.682)
2−0.01410.01960.00680.0082
(−3.028)(4.139)(1.407)(1.269)
3−0.02080.01840.0060−0.0057
(−4.402)(3.912)(1.224)(−0.876)

(1) Significant at the 10% level. Significant at the 5% level. Significant at the 1% level. value denoted in parentheses.