Effect Of Stock Market Volatility On Profitability Of Listed Commercial Banks In Kenya

The banking system plays a crucial role for any economy and any form of disruption in its functioning would have negative effects on the whole economy. It is therefore important to know the factors that influence the performance of the banking sector since identifying these determinants of bank performance is an important predictor of unstable economic conditions that would have negative effects on the banking sector. The objectives of this study were to examine the effects of stock market volatility on bank profitability of NSE-listed commercial banks in Kenya. More specifically, the study so…