Efficiency of the Sri Lankan Stock Market during the COVID 19 Period

The study looks into how the COVID 19 affects the Sri Lankan stock market. The purpose of this study is to determine if the COVID 19 Pandemic has made the Sri Lankan stock market more efficient or inefficient. The study employed secondary data in the form of time series for a six month period commencing September 2nd, 2019 and concluding March 31st, 2020. The pre COVID period runs from September 2nd to December 31st, 2019, while the COVID period runs from January 1st to March 31st, 2020. The studys findings indicated that the Sri Lankan stock market became more inefficient after COVID 19. A. M. A Jayawardena | P. A. S. Madhubhashini | U. H. S. L Bandara "Efficiency of the Sri Lankan Stock Market during the COVID 19 Period" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-3 , April 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd49677.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/other/49677/efficiency-of-the-sri-lankan-stock-market-during-the-covid-19-period/a-m-a-jayawardena