Retail investors see FTSE 100 coronavirus sell-off as buying opportunity

Investors sit tight during crisis

Almost three-quarters of retail investors believe the FTSE 100's precipitous coronavirus-related fall represents "a strong investment opportunity", with the majority sitting tight during the sell-off and taking no action with their portfolios, according to a survey by ETF provider GraniteShares.

The findings show 78% of retail investors decided not to make changes to their portfolios, despite the Covid-19 crisis leading to a heavy sell-off in risk assets during late February and early March. Stockmarkets have since recovered, but volatility is expected to continue to run higher. Almost one in ten (8%) said they had cashed in some of their investments, with 22% of those selling out of more than half of their portfolio. Why the UK 'could be set for particular attention' when investors return to equities Just over one in ten (11%) have put more money to work in the stockmarke...