U.S. Investor Optimism Rises to Highest Level of the Year

Gallup: U.S. Investor Optimism Rises to Highest Level of the Year

PRINCETON, NJ — Consistent with Gallup's Consumer Confidence measure and the continued strong performance of the equity market, the Gallup Index of Investor Optimism — a broad measure of investor perceptions — in August hit a new 2009 high of 9. This represents a 12-point increase from July and is the first time the Index has been positive since June 2008. The Index has improved by 73 points from February's -64 reading — its lowest level since its inception in October 1996.