Bullish Sentiment Falls in Latest AAII Poll
DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC. 10:03 AM ET 12/8/2016
Bullish sentiment among investors declined during the week ended Wednesday, according to the most recent weekly online survey of members of the American Association of Individual Investors.
The weekly poll of AAII members aims to measure the portion of individual investors who are bullish, bearish and neutral on the stock market for the coming six months.
Bullish sentiment decreased to 43.12% from 43.78% a week earlier, while bearish sentiment increased to 26.49% from 25.1%.
The percentage of investors who described themselves as neutral on the stock market fell to 30.39% from 31.12%, according to the poll.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 22 points to 19572 in recent trading but has fallen 21 points from an all-time high earlier Thursday.
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