“…Regarding the association between inflation and stock return, the previous studies still demonstrate a positive sign (Ali et al, 2023;Dudesy et al, 2018;Ekadjaja & Dianasari, 2017) and a negative mark (Dudesy et al, 2018;Eldomiaty et al, 2020), and no evidence (Ali et al, 2023;Goh et al, 2022;Mayasari, 2021). Similarly, the relationship between exchange rate and stock return is also contradictory, as evidenced by the studies proving a positive mark (Adebowale & Akosile, 2018;Amarkhil et al, 2021;Ekadjaja & Dianasari, 2017) and a negative sign (Goh et al, 2022). Based on the incompatible evidence, this study intends to examine and analyze the effect of inflation and exchange rate on the return of the stocks selected as the LQ45 index in the Indonesian capital market from 2016 to 2022.…”