Sampo, Kone and Tokmanni are at the forefront of OP customers’ most purchased shares at the beginning of the year.
Shares The share of purchase orders in trading has clearly decreased during the market decline at the beginning of the year, according to OP’s data on more than 900,000 private investors.
In the January share transaction, the share of purchase orders in trading was still 75 per cent, but in May the share of purchases fell to 53 per cent, OP says in a press release.
In January – May, OP’s investor customers bought 69 per cent of the shares in euro terms and 56 per cent of the funds in relation to sales.
“Accelerating inflation and rising interest rates have added to uncertainty among investors. Despite the uncertainties, our customers have followed their long-term savings plans, ”says OP’s Senior Vice President, Wealth Management. Kai Kalajainen in the bulletin.
According to OP data, the number of private investors trading in shares increased by nine per cent in January – April from a record high last year.
Women in particular became more active in stock trading, as the number of women trading increased by 18 per cent year-on-year.
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OP: n The top of the customers’ most purchased shares at the beginning of the year are the insurance group Sampo, the elevator manufacturer Kone and the retail chain Tokmanni, which issued a strong earnings warning in April.
OP’s customers clearly bought the most Sampo shares, as 32 per cent of all share purchases were made in January – May in euro terms.
Although OP’s customers still clearly invest the most in domestic equities, a record number of US equities were purchased in the first half of the year.
In May, OP’s private investors bought almost twice as many international shares as in May last year.
The most purchased fund in January – May was OP’s fund investing in alternative asset classes worldwide. According to OP, alternative investment has grown in popularity, as there are three real estate funds among the ten most purchased funds.
In the early part of the year, customers have sold the most fixed income funds and hybrid funds with a prudent risk profile. Funds investing in marginal markets, ie smaller and emerging markets, have also been sold more than usual, OP says.
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