Abstract :
ABSTRACT
This study aims to examine the reaction of the capital market to the announcement
of the first positive cases of Covid-19 in Indonesia in manufacturing companies,
especially the Multi-Industry sector listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. This
study uses the Event Study method by taking the events of the first announcement
of a positive case of Covid-19 in Indonesia which was published on March 2,
2020 by the president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo. This research was conducted to
determine the information content and to see the reaction of the event by looking
at the difference between Average Abnormal Return and Average Trading Volume
Activity. Data taken 7 days before and 7 days after the announcement of the first
positive case of Covid-19 in Indonesia. The results showed that: (1) There was no
significant difference in the average Abnormal Return between before and after
the announcement of the first positive case of Covid-19 in Indonesia. (2) There is
a significant difference in average Trading Volume Activity between before and
after the announcement of the first positive case of Covid-19 in Indonesia.
Keywords : Abnormal Return, Trading Volume Activity, Event Study, Covid-19,
Capital Markets.