Survey: Hong Kong investor confidence remains positive and strong 88% of respondents will maintain or increase their investment capital over the next 12 months

The Zhitong Finance App learned that Daxin Bank released this year's “Investor Confidence Index” survey and found that despite uncertainties such as global economic prospects, geopolitics, and market fluctuations, the index recorded 68, similar to last year, reflecting the overall confidence of Hong Kong investors maintaining a positive and strong level. Respondents who are confident about the market conditions in the next 12 months expected an average return on investment of 7.7%; while wealthy and high-asset value investors are more confident than popular investors, with the confidence index of high-asset value investors reaching 75.

The survey was conducted in August of this year. 608 investors with similar backgrounds to those of last year were interviewed to track changes in their investment mentality and behavior under different market conditions. The survey showed that investors generally maintained active deployment. 88% of respondents said they would maintain or increase their investment capital over the next 12 months. Highly confident investors also tend to hold a lower percentage of cash and adopt more diversified asset allocations, reflecting that risk diversification is still an important investment strategy.

Stocks continue to be the most favored asset class, and 56% of respondents are confident that they will record positive returns over the next 12 months. The interviewees also expected the Hang Seng Index and the S&P 500 Index to rise 15% and 17% respectively from the benchmark level in the next 12 months, further expanding from last year.

Zhang Haoxin, general manager and deputy head of the Wealth Management Department of Daxing Bank, said that in the face of continuous changes in the investment environment, the market's demand for diversified investment solutions and risk management tools continues to increase. Structured products can match different market conditions and clients' diverse investment goals and risk tolerance, provide more flexible investment options to help investors seize market opportunities while taking into account risk management.