Barclays Stockbrokers has claimed that its clients are still putting their money into the stock market, with FTSE 100 investments up this week.
The index was at a 12-month high recently and the period between October 12th and 16th saw the bank's customers loosen up their finances, with buy-sell ratios reaching 55 per cent to 45 per cent respectively.
The firm puts this down to the well-performing energy industry, which has been bolstered by rising oil prices .
Barbara-Ann King, head of investments at Barclays Stockbrokers, explained that equity markets are "forward-looking rather than an indication of current conditions", adding that "this may help to explain the apparent anomaly of a strong equity market against the backdrop of a poor economic picture".
Asset management firm Legal and General Property recently announced the investment of more than £100 million into the real estate market, as it believes volatility is great enough to make some good returns.
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