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Data from the Investment Management Association (IMA) has shown that overall confidence turned positive in May, while sentiments improved over a six-month period.
The organisation's GB Investor Intentions Index stood at 99 in May, up by ten points compared to November 2008, when the economic downturn was in full swing.
In addition, the research revealed that 51 per cent of those questioned think that now is a good time to put money into investment products, something that may be of note to people looking to learn how to trade.
"These findings suggest that investors are feeling more optimistic about the investment market than they did six months ago," commented IMA chief executive Richard Saunders.
Meanwhile, a new BDO Stoy Hayward report has shown that although weaker trading conditions were witnessed on the high street in May, these represented a "relatively strong performance" in light of the recession.
