1) The scholar, Arcot Purna Prasad, is examining the impact of macroeconomic variables on selected stock indices and developing an artificial neural network model to predict future stock prices more accurately.
2) Objectives include analyzing the impact of macroeconomic variables on stock prices, examining volatility clustering in variables and bank stocks, and modeling future prices.
3) Literature reviews helped identify that financial activity determines economic strength and institutional quality and liquidity drive stock markets. The study aims to provide insights on avoiding negative macroeconomic impacts on bank stocks.