Co -Movements of U.S. Eu and Indian Equity Markets: Portfolio Diversification Implications

An integration of planet’s financial market has been the distinctive feature of the global development. The last two decades has witnessed hastening in financial globalization represented by an increase in cross-country foreign assets. The present study has focused on the co-integration aspect of American, European and Indian market. The results of the study indicate significant co-integration relationship among markets

The Outlook of Islamic Banking Model: Global & India Perspective

Islamic Banking Model is in the stage of evolving reality by continuously testing and refining. This paper examines the efficiency, growth, changes, challenge & outlook of Islamic banking Model by the different countries. However, Indian banks differ in their application. These differences are due to several reasons including the laws of the country, objectives of the RBI, individual bank’s circumstances and experiences, the need to interact with other interest-based banks, etc. There is no doubt that Islamic banking Model has a huge potential across world but for India it still need some strong policy decision to make it a reality. Keywords: Islamic banking; financial system; banking regulation; conventional accounting; Shariah

Awake repositioning among COVID patients

Awake repositioning has been recommended in various national and international guidelines for the management of COVID-19 as patients with moderate-to-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome appear to have responded well to treatment in the position changes. It involves moving patients' positions in such a way that led to improve the respiratory status. Awake repositioning among COVID patients improves ventilation, reduces hypoxemia, and improves secretion clearance. Nurses must be aware of the correct technique of awake repositioning and must educate the community at large on how to perform the awake positioning using mass media or telenursing services. The current review highlights the significance of awake repositioning in patients with COVID-19 along with nursing considerations

Needle stick injuries and postexposure prophylaxis for hepatitis B infection

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global public health challenge as roughly a quarter of the world's population has serological evidence of past or present hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Healthcare personnel, who work in healthcare settings, represent a high-risk population for serious, potentially life-threatening Hepatitis B Virus infections. Needle stick injuries pose a serious risk for occupational transmission of hepatitis B virus and may occur during various procedures such as needle recapping, operative procedures, blood collection, intravenous line administration, blood sugar monitoring, and due to improper sharps/needle disposal. Infections acquired through occupational exposure are largely preventable through strict control measures such as the use of safe devices, proper waste disposal, immunization and prompt management of exposures including the use of Post Exposure Prophylaxis. The current review highlights the first aid management, reporting, baseline investigations as well as post exposure prophylaxis for Hepatitis B following needle stick injury

The effects of index changes in the Spain Stock Market

In the present study the price and volume effects changes to the Madrid Stock Exchange fs in Madrid is presented. Bolsa de Madrid (Madrid Stock Exchange) is the largest and most international of Spain's four regional stock exchanges (the others are located in Barcelona, Valencia, and Bilbao) that trade shares and convertible bonds and fixed income securities, also both government and private-sector debt. Bolsa de Madrid is owned by Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles. The researchers have found that the market reacts positively, to news of additions to the index, reflecting pressure on prices of concerned stocks. Trading volumes exhibit commensurate significant changes. While this finding warrants further examination, it leads us to the conclusion that the price effects noted with other index additions may result largely from the demand-supply disequilibrium caused by index, rather than any new information or certification signalled by index inclusion.index changes; stock markets; market returns; abnormal returns; market capitalisation; price pressure hypothesis; liquidity hypothesis; information hypothesis; Spain; Madrid Stock Exchange; demand-supply disequilibrium.

Stock market liquidity and firm performance

This paper investigates the relation between stock liquidity and firm performance. Liquidity plays an important role on performance of firms listed in Stock Exchange. When there is a good flow of trading stocks, people could expect more financing through absorbing investors on the market. This study examines the relationship between stock market liquidity and firm performance. The sample of the study was the continuously NSE listed top ten indices over the period 2005-2014. To check the relationship between stock market liquidity and firm performance, the ordinary least sequence and general linear models were applied on Gretl and SPSS, respectively. The results of this study showed positive relationship between independent variables, return and age on dependent variable Tobin’s Q. Further relationship between stock market liquidity and firm performance was also check and it was found that stock market liquidity was correlated with higher firm performance as measured by Tobin’s Q