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Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis Vol. 53 No. 3 2018

Do IPOs Affect Market Price? Evidence from China

Song Shi; Qian Sun; Xin Zhang

Abstract

We examine whether sizable initial public offerings (IPOs) affect the whole market. Using a Chinese IPO sample, we find robust evidence that sizable IPOs depress the market price on not only the listing day but also the offering (subscription) day. The impact on the market is negatively correlated with IPO size on the listing day. However, this impact is largely transitory. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) often places a moratorium on IPOs to support the market, which seems ineffective as the negative IPO effect is transitory and moratoriums are not perceived as good news.

DOI
10.1017/s0022109018000091
Volume
53
Issue
3
Pages
1391-1416
Language
en
Sources
bibtex:phds-export.bib openalex crossref

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