The banking sector is one of the biggest contributors to a nation'seconomy, provided it is

managed in an innovative and professional environment.Investment banking is one rapidly

growing form of banking.

An investment bank is a type of financial intermediary that performs avariety of functions such
as underwriting, facilitating mergers and acquisitions or brokerage services for institutions. The
work of an investment bank begins rightfrom the counseling before the underwriting sessions,
and stretches right till thesecurities are properly handled and distributed. Investment banks play
a verycrucial role in market transactions on behalf of, or for private and public
investors,government and corporations. There are a number of investment banks that also
provide highly professional services in assisting their clients with industrial know-how on various
parameters.

The investment banking market was increasing leaps and bounds, untilthe present recession
struck. Banks all over the world are trying to recoup thelosses. The US is the biggest market for
investment banks, followed by Europe,Middle East, Africa and Asia. The global hubs of
investment banking are a feweconomically sound centers like London, New York and Tokyo.
However,investment banking is not restricted in its scope to a few regions of the world. Itcaters
to a global community which makes it highly sensitive to global ups anddowns, along with
innovative fluctuations.

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Movements in the stock market can be quite volatile and sometimes movements in share
prices can seem divorced from economic factors. However, there are certain underlying
factors which have a strong influence on the movement of share prices and the stock
market in general. Generally, shares will be in greater demand when investors have the
prospect of earning more dividends. Therefore factors which make firms more profitable
will tend to cause a rise in stock markets.

Invest in the stock of a company leads you with the question of whether to hold them for
value or sell them for profit. However, you can’t often reach a decision because stock
prices are dynamic and keep fluctuating. What influences these prices? Why is the share
price of one company higher than the other?

In the quest to make money out of your stock, you need to understand the basics of the
stock market and figure out what factors influence the stock prices.

Factors that influence stock prices