Evaluation of long term relations between Tehran Stock Exchange index and macroeconomic variables

Stock Exchange as the most important element of the capital market, is affected by economic conditions. Returns and Exchange price of the exchange, is the result of the economic situation and macroeconomic variables. Also, index of Stock Exchange, which reflects the general state of market, always, has been affected by macroeconomic variables. The main objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between the index of Stock Exchange and macroeconomic variables. For this purpose, quarterly data related to the index and macroeconomic variables during years 1992-2012 as a time sequence are used. Method used in this research is Autoregressive model. Distributed Lag (ARDL) is. Phillips - Perron test showed that, all variables in the lower bound has a unit root with Distributed Lag, but at the upper bound they are static. The results of Granger causality error correction model, represents a long term equilibrium relation and cointegration between the index and variables of consumer index, money supply, exchange rates, GDP, liquidity, governmental payments, coin price and manufacturer index prices.