28 February 2016
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sentix Weekly
Investors still cautious on Equities; but taking a shine to Gold
The latest sentix survey suggests that while near-term sentiment towards equities has revived from recent pessimism extremes, investors remain relatively cautious on the medium-term. The recent improvement in investors’ views on the medium-term strategic outlook for indices such as the EuroSTOXX appears to have quickly lost momentum, with survey readings declining over the week. At the same time, survey participants are running with below average levels of over-investment in equities. In short, the recent bounce-back in markets has not yet been sufficient to allay survey respondents’ medium-term concerns over equities. Such caution, along with recent falls in US real yields, chimes with continued optimism on the medium-term outlook for Gold (Charts 2-4, P2).