COMPARISON OF STOCK PERFORMANCE BETWEEN ISRAEL-AFFILIATED AND NON-ISRAEL-AFFILIATED COMPANIES ON THE INDONESIA STOCK EXCHANGE AMID THE 2023 GEOPOLITICAL CONFLICT

Abstract

Geopolitical instability can having a significant impact on stock markets, including in Indonesia. The researcher’s study aims to finding about differences in stock performance between Israel-affiliated companies and non-Israel companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in the context of geopolitical issues. The research method used is a quantitative approach with a comparative analysis using the Independent Sample T-Test. Yahoo Finance provided secondary data on the daily stock returns of selected companies. The outcome indicate that there is a significant difference between stock returns between Israel-affiliated and non-Israel companies, with a significance value of 0.020 (< 0.05). These findings suggest that investors in the IDX respond differently to geopolitical issues based on company affiliation. Geopolitical factors can be an essential element in investment decision-making in the Indonesian stockmarket.

Keywords: Stock performance; geopolitical issues; Israeli-affiliated companies; Indonesia Stock Exchange.