Downturn boosting sentiment

Recent downturns in world markets have produced a boost to European investor sentiment, according to research by Threadneedle Investments. Threadneedle's figures show that the number of investors intending to sell has fallen and the number intending to hold has risen. The data implies there are no signs of investors wanting to abandon the market entirely. The Threadneedle Investment Barometer, a regular six-monthly survey of investor opinion conducted in the UK and Germany, found that the proportion of investors uncertain about what action to take concerning stock markets has fallen sha...