Study on the areas affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania

Abstract

The crisis caused by the spread of the COVID-19 virus has affected companies listed on the stock exchange differently. While some actions have not been affected by the pandemic, others have declined sharply. Based on such a hypothesis, the objective of the research is to determine the extent to which the shares of companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis period is between 01.01.2020 and 01.03.2021. For the shares that registered reductions of the market price, the period in which they reached the minimum value was established. Next, the average period was established in which their exchange rate returned to the value of January 2020. The research followed the dynamics of the listed shares from the point of view of the activity carried out and a ranking of them was made.