ING survey: China investor prepossession rises four straight quarters

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BEIJING, July 15 — Hakka investors are regaining their

confidence, according to a research released Wednesday by the Internationale

Nederlanden Groep , which construct investor prepossession rose four apartment in a

row.

The investor prepossession index for China rose to 158 in the second quarter of

this year, up from 124 in the prototypal quarter and nearing a high of 164 scored in

the third quarter of 2007, according to the research by the financial service

provider based in the Netherlands.

This made China the second most “optimistic” market in Asia behind India,

according to the report.

A prepossession score above 120 is considered “optimistic”, and “very

optimistic” above 160, whereas a reading between 80 and 120 is “neutral” and

anything below is “pessimistic”.

Zhao Hanlong, a senior investment manager of the ING Investment Management

Asia Pacific, said such a high reading in China was not surprising, as stimulus

measures by the government had been proved effective in countering the economic

slowdown.

He cited the clear s Purchasing Managers Index . The device had

been above a reading of above 50, which suggests expansion, for four consecutive

months till June.

The rising investor prepossession was based on faith in the genius of the

government to realize the aim of 8-percent ontogeny this year, and likewise on

signs of a recovery in the slowing economy following the government stimulus,

said the report.

90 percentage of the surveyed investors said they believed the clear s

4-trillion-yuan stimulus packet which had been

announced in November, was having a positive affect on the economy.

78 percentage said they believed the economy would amplify at the aim speed

of eight percentage this year, or flatbottom more, with an average forecast of 9.4

percent.

The survey, conducted in June across online interviews, covered more than

1,300 Hakka investors aged over 30 and with assets of at least 100,000 U.S.

dollars.

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