Barclays Stockbrokers Press Release
 
   
 

Investors continue to seek value in changing market conditions

  • Barclays Stockbrokers sees clients buying bargain stocks

  • Returns can still be gained from investing in equities

With the FTSE fluctuating in and out of bear market territory investor confidence remains with many investors seeing a buying opportunity. Of orders executed by Barclays Stockbrokers, 63 per cent were buys compared to 37 per cent sells yesterday.

Henk Potts, Equity Strategist, Barclays Stockbrokers said: “Rising inflation, sky-high oil prices, falling house prices along with weak consumer and business confidence surveys are all conspiring to reduce economic growth prospects and push markets lower.

“However, against a backdrop of cheap valuations we still believe long term investors will benefit from exposure to shares. Therefore its good see that a significant majority of our self directed investors are seeing the current short term volatility as an opportunity.”

 

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About Barclays Stockbrokers

Barclays Stockbrokers is the UK’s largest execution-only retail broker, offering retail investors a wide range of products including shares, funds, CFDs, Investment Notes, Financial Spread Trading, covered warrants and investment accounts like SIPPs and ISAs. Barclays Stockbrokers enables investors to trade in both certificated and nominee shares.

Barclays Stockbrokers holds the following current awards:

  • 2007 Broker of the Year – Shares Magazine
  • 2007 Best Active Trading Tools – Shares Magazine
  • 2007 Broker of the Year – Investors Chronicle
  • 2007 Best Level 2 Provider – Investors Chronicle
  • 2007 Best Online Stockbroker for Financial Security
  • ProShare Private Investor Awards 2005 and 2006 ‘Best Online Stockbroker’
  • Investors Chronicle: Broker of the Year 2005 and 2006, Best International Stockbroker for Cost and Best Broker for Research and Customer Service research and customer service
  • Shares Magazine Execution Only Broker of the Year 2005 and 2006, (voted for by readers)
  • The Private Investor Awards 2007 Best Stockbroker and Best Online Stockbroker

 

About Barclays Wealth

Barclays Wealth, the UK's leading wealth manager by client assets, has £132.5bn client assets globally, at 31 December 2007. It serves affluent, high net worth and intermediary clients worldwide, providing international and private banking, fiduciary services, investment management and brokerage. Thomas L. Kalaris is the Chief Executive of Barclays Wealth and he joined the business at the start of 2006. It was voted Global Investor’s Wealth Manager of the Year for 2007.

Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services with an extensive international presence in Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia.

With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs over 134,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for over 27 million customers and clients worldwide.

For further information about Barclays Wealth, please visit our website www.barclayswealth.com.