Asymmetric Shock Transmission and Market Resilience: Insights from the BRICS Equity Markets

1. The indices of the BRICS stock markets and US. • S&P 500 – SP500 • National stock exchange – NIFTY • Brazil stock exchange – BVSP • Shanghai stock exchange – SSE • Moscow stock exchange – MOEX • Johannesburg stock exchange – FTSE 2. The exchange rates of the BRICS nation in comparison to USD • Brazil – BEX • Russia – REX • India – IEX • China – CEX • South Africa – SEX 3. Other Macro-economic indicators • Volatility index – VIX • Oil Prices – OP • Gold prices – GP