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Spillovers between the Islamic gold-backed cryptocurrencies and equity markets during the COVID-19: A sectorial analysis

Spillovers between the Islamic gold-backed cryptocurrencies and equity markets during the COVID-19: A sectorial analysis
Spillovers between the Islamic gold-backed cryptocurrencies and equity markets during the COVID-19: A sectorial analysis
This study examines the return and volatility transmission between the Islamic gold-backed cryptocurrencies (Onegram and X8X) and global Islamic equity sectors during the pre-COVID and COVID-19 periods. We also estimate the optimal weights, hedge ratios, and hedging effectiveness for all pairs of markets. Our results suggest that the COVID-19 crisis intensified the spillover effect between the selected Islamic assets. We show that investors could increase their allocations in Onegram gold-backed cryptocurrency to reduce the risk of the equity sector portfolio during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, the hedging costs for all pairs have increased during the COVID-19 period in comparison to the pre-pandemic level. Finally, the analysis of hedging effectiveness suggests that investors can reduce the risk of Islamic sectorial equity portfolios by adding the Islamic Sharia-based cryptocurrencies during both sample periods.

COVID-19, Gold-backed cryptocurrencies, Hedging effectiveness, Islamic cryptocurrencies, Islamic equity sectors, Spillovers, Stablecoins
0927-538X
Yousaf, Imran
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Yarovaya, Larisa
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Yousaf, Imran
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Yarovaya, Larisa
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Yousaf, Imran and Yarovaya, Larisa (2022) Spillovers between the Islamic gold-backed cryptocurrencies and equity markets during the COVID-19: A sectorial analysis. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 71, [101705]. (doi:10.1016/j.pacfin.2021.101705).

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This study examines the return and volatility transmission between the Islamic gold-backed cryptocurrencies (Onegram and X8X) and global Islamic equity sectors during the pre-COVID and COVID-19 periods. We also estimate the optimal weights, hedge ratios, and hedging effectiveness for all pairs of markets. Our results suggest that the COVID-19 crisis intensified the spillover effect between the selected Islamic assets. We show that investors could increase their allocations in Onegram gold-backed cryptocurrency to reduce the risk of the equity sector portfolio during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, the hedging costs for all pairs have increased during the COVID-19 period in comparison to the pre-pandemic level. Finally, the analysis of hedging effectiveness suggests that investors can reduce the risk of Islamic sectorial equity portfolios by adding the Islamic Sharia-based cryptocurrencies during both sample periods.

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Accepted/In Press date: 25 December 2021
e-pub ahead of print date: 29 December 2021
Published date: February 2022
Additional Information: Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords: COVID-19, Gold-backed cryptocurrencies, Hedging effectiveness, Islamic cryptocurrencies, Islamic equity sectors, Spillovers, Stablecoins

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Local EPrints ID: 455100
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/455100
ISSN: 0927-538X
PURE UUID: 5438883b-5e40-472f-91b6-5ccb18d32842
ORCID for Larisa Yarovaya: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9638-2917

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Date deposited: 09 Mar 2022 17:35
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 07:09

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Author: Imran Yousaf
Author: Larisa Yarovaya ORCID iD

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