Research Article

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

Table 4

Cumulative abnormal average return (CAAR) in 3 subindustries.

Event no.Subindustry
Health Care Equipment & ServicesPharmaceuticalsHealthcare providers
CAAR valueCAAR valueCAAR value

1−0.0666−0.327−0.2394−3.422−0.0831−1.139
20.11222.8480.12703.4290.0192−0.330
30.07233.2850.05313.2150.03140.419
40.08060.6730.03261.475−0.0066−0.965

Significant at the 10% level. Significant at the 5% level. Significant at the 1% level.