Vol. 3, Issue 5, Part A (2017)

Abstract
The purpose of the present study is to show the impact of the results of US elections on Indian Stock Market; the emphasis is on IT sector, BFSI and logistics which to a great extent get affected by US policy Investors are more susceptible to psychological biases while making investment decisions in financial markets. To identify the immediate effect of such an event, a study is conducted taking the period of 30 days to prior to the news and 30 days after the results got announced taking NIFTY as the indicator.