“…The results found that macroeconomic variables significantly influence stock market indices. However, the VEC equilibrium time-series model applied by others (Adeleke and Gbadebo, 2012;Agrawalla and Tuteja, 2008;Chaudhuri and Smiles, 2004;Filis, 2010;Herve et al, 2011;Hess, 2004;Hosseini et al, 2011;Karacaer and Kapusuzoglu, 2010;Kyereboah and Agyire, 2008;Maysami and Koh, 2000;Muradoglu et al, 2001;Nasseh and Strauss, 2000;Patra and Poshakwale, 2006;Wong et al, 2006) to explore the long-run and short-run equilibrium relationships between macroeconomic variables and stock market indices. These studies revealed that macroeconomic variables significantly change stock market indices.…”