According to QUICK's October monthly survey, economic conditions and corporate earnings were the leading factors expected to drive share-price movements over the next 6 months, cited by approximately 60% of respondents. The survey was conducted from the 6th to the 8th, with 106 responses from 188 people surveyed.
Approximately 60% of market participants cited economic conditions and corporate earnings as factors expected to drive share-price movements over the next 6 months. Interest-rate trends have at times been a determining factor, but the outlook now places greater emphasis on assessing corporate earnings.
The survey was conducted from the 6th to the 8th. Of 188 people at securities firms, investment trusts, banks and other institutions, 106 responded.