This study examines the dynamic linkages between crude oil
price shocks and stock market returns in 22 emerging economies.
The vector autoregression (VAR) analysis is carried on daily data
for the period spanned from January 1, 1998 to April 31, 2004.
This study utilized the generalized approach to forecast error
variance decomposition and impulse response analysis in favor
of the more traditional orthogonalized approach. Inconsistent
with prior research on developed economies, the findings imply
that oil shocks have no significant impact on stock index returns
in emerging economies. The results also suggest that stock
market returns in these economies do not rationally signal shocks
in the crude oil market.