Table 1

Descriptive statistics

Full sample: From January 1, 2018 to December 21, 2022
BahrainKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUAE
Panel A: Conventional index returns
Mean0.0003940.0003617.59E-060.0001620.0003700.000592
Max0.0342330.0614460.0276200.0485300.0683150.080762
Min−0.060006−0.293565−0.057350−0.102077−0.086846−0.084063
St. D0.0050300.0113950.0049880.0085200.0094500.010264
Sk−1.587710−11.05766−0.827988−0.983397−1.384840−0.363630
Kur22.46852262.161715.7263817.4055816.4064519.39977
JB29409.98511350412448.8015977.4914164.6120368.30
Panel B: Islamic index returns
Mean−0.0001500.000355−0.0001295.07E-050.0001970.000299
Max0.0886770.0567580.0300070.0507910.0781170.076350
Min−0.082752−0.111291−0.049481−0.099417−0.081500−0.100405
St. D0.0107070.0087690.0059900.0078290.0088730.009846
Sk−0.215506−2.989991−0.579469−1.025973−1.293249−1.281378
Kur15.6609343.0916312.3217521.4561120.0775827.37355
JB12063.12123506.36632.57225920.3722424.7445147.92
BITCOINETHEREUMXPRHALALCHAINHELLOGOLDX8X_TOKEN
Panel C: Cryptocurrencies returns
Mean0.0018950.0022060.001247−0.002094−0.0008110.014790
Max0.1760440.2194050.4233531.9665104.0098222.773463
Min−0.433714−0.563071−0.549549−1.618760−4.543656−1.971844
St. D0.0386260.05244990.0621930.1863240.3026880.235321
Sk−1.215413−1.3673500.0450040.102793−0.9067393.030687
Kur19.1443817.2638317.9616730.01108115.369950.32298
JB12461.209861.22610465.4434110.71590466.0106412.6
COVID-19 health crisis period (from December 2, 2019 to December 21, 2022)
BahrainKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUAE
Panel A: Conventional index returns
Mean0.0003350.0002840.0001950.0001560.0003620.000588
Max0.0342330.0614460.0276200.0341060.0683150.080762
Min−0.060006−0.116340−0.057350−0.102077−0.086846−0.084063
St. D0.0056700.0105290.0054070.0084920.0100340.011523
Sk−1.830149−3.264765−1.121334−1.727672−1.794459−0.452809
Kur22.0003739.4554317.5753024.4259018.9890119.09522
JB17425.7463838.1110121.3721921.5212497.7812095.07
Panel B: Islamic index returns
Mean8.76E-050.000323−3.08E-063.84E-050.0002580.000650
Max0.0886770.0567580.0300070.0363740.0781170.076350
Min−0.082752−0.111291−0.049481−0.099417−0.081500−0.100405
St. D0.0104970.0102010.0064270.0077620.0095620.011435
Sk0.002146−3.078752−0.716844−1.842290−1.616923−1.379493
Kur21.5429737.7987313.1641029.3914221.9725623.85981
JB15888.3557708.034868.71532811.7717116.2920458.44
Panel C: RavenPack COVID sentiment
Mean−2.315216−2.205838−3.495595−2.025324−6.980351−8.204676
Max11.5000015.3600019.4000023.3900020.7800017.89000
Min−23.23000−27.94000−30.04000−33.85000−51.29000−45.21000
St. D4.7919155.9287836.0108766.10549010.7769110.53742
Sk−0.663279−0.774372−0.699203−0.875094−0.782618−0.705348
Kur4.7462364.8696075.2686506.2285174.4254963.426449
JB148.2805181.7328218.9880415.8330138.195166.96756
BITCOINETHEREUMXPRHALACHAINHELLOGOLDX8X_TOKEN
Panel D: Cryptocurrencies returns
Mean0.0029690.0046390.0015540.0003210.0021150.025222
Max0.1760440.2194050.4233531.9665103.6813852.773463
Min−0.433714−0.563071−0.549549−1.618760−3.689977−1.971844
St. D0.0398010.0542480.0658940.2476410.2779080.245447
Sk−2.202687−2.141302−0.5755780.0111700.0033672.822560
Kur29.4364225.9158720.9063819.12190114.119040.32355
JB33430.4825294.3614984.7312096.94574670.466317.92

Note(s): Max: maximum, Min: minimum, St. D: standard deviation, Sk:skewness, Kur:kurtosis, JB:Jarque–Bera

Source(s): Authors' calculations

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