Private investor market share hits 16-month high

Figures show the outperformance, attributed to investments in small companies performing slightly better than their bigger rivals, helped private investors’ market share reach its highest level last month since September 2006. The investors’ market share rose from 11.6% at the end of November 2007 to 11.9% in January as the overall market dropped 8.6% in December and January. The outperformance made up for a 5.8% market share fall to £209bn last month. John Roundhill, director of Capita Registrars, says: “The stock market with its dramatic mood swings can best be described as bipolar. Bu...