Information shocks, market returns and volatility: a comparative analysis of developed equity markets in Asia.

This research explores the function of information shocks in equity returns and integrated volatility of emerging Asian markets using Swap Variance (SwV) approach on the period of 20 years (Feb 2001-Feb 2020). It compares average monthly returns and volatility of shock periods with non-shock periods after separating negative and positive shocks. Findings reveal frequent occurrence of information shocks in all Asian developed equity markets with positive shocks than that of negative shocks.