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FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index - Kuala Lumpur Composite Index GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026

1 Day

11.78%

increased by 0.98%

1 Week

11.87%

increased by 1.07%

1 Month

12.21%

increased by 1.41%

Analysis last updated: Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 10:03 AM UTC

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graph of FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index - Kuala Lumpur Composite Index GAS-GARCH-T

News Impact Curve

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Volatility Forecast

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Parameter Estimates

Jan 2, 1990 to Sep 18, 2026

Model Insight

With persistence 0.996, volatility shocks have a half-life of 188 trading days (~0.7 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 5.59 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.

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GAS-GARCH-T Model

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High persistence: persistence 0.996, shock half-life ~188 daysv = 5.59 · fat tails
ParamValuet-stat
ωconst1.6820
1.40
αARCH0.0820
19.18***
βGARCH0.9963
418.10***
νDF5.5947
4.69***

0.996

Persistence

188d

Half-life
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GAS-GARCH-T Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

1.6820
1.40
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0820
19.18***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9963
418.10***
ν

DF

Student-t tail thickness

5.5947
4.69***

Persistence:

0.996

Half-life:

188 days