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Accounting Information, Financial Market and Investors: Who is the first to caput the Impact of Covid-19

Anmar adnan khudhair , Department of Accounting, Kerbala university, Iraq
Aqeel Jaber Kadhim , Department: Accounting, Administrations & Economic, Al Muthanna University, Iraq
Jasim Idan Barrak , Department: Accounting, Administrations & Economic,University of Kerbala, Iraq

Abstract

This study aims to examine Accounting Information, Financial Market and Investors: Who is the first to caput the Impact of Covid-19. financial market and investors are faster than accounting information in capturing the impact of covid 19, as although the accounting information has indicated a decrease in the profitability of companies, it is not statistically noticeable, and that the financial market and through the market returns of shares was the most affected by the investors Because the level of sig morale difference between its averages before and after covid 19 was the smallest, and the effect of covid 19 was inversely in stock returns as the results indicated a decrease in the average returns, and the effect of covid 19 was directly proportional to the volume of shares traded by investors, as the results showed an increase in the average volume Trading in the period after covid 19 compared to before

Keywords

Accounting Information, Financial Market, Investors, Covid-19

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Anmar adnan khudhair, Aqeel Jaber Kadhim, & Jasim Idan Barrak. (2025). Accounting Information, Financial Market and Investors: Who is the first to caput the Impact of Covid-19. Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Fundamentals, 5(03), 43–52. https://doi.org/10.55640/jsshrf-05-03-11