This paper aims to measure the positive (Expectations) and negative (Fears) investor sentiment about the ongoing economic conditions and analyze both sentiments for changes in stock market returns. Following the method proposed by Da et al. (2014), this study estimates the investor’s economic...

Irregular behavior of stock market affects all sectors of economy however, financial sector is the most vulnerable sector. The study attempts to examine the impact of stock market returns volatility on performance of banking sector in Pakistan. Two main hypotheses are constructed to achieve the...