Nearly 30 percent investors plan to raise A-share investment

China's investor sentiment index fell to 103 in the fourth quarter of 2008 from 132 in the fourth quarter of 2007 due to the impact of the global financial fallout, according to the quarterly survey of investor sentiment index released by ING Group.

However, China's investor sentiment index climbed 17 percent compared with 88 in the third quarter of 2008.

Moving into 2009, investors in China will continue to hold the current portfolio with low-risks and come back to the stock market and the local property market.

in the first quarter of 2009, 34 percent of investors will hold cash or savings, 29 percent plan to raise investment in local stock market, and 29 percent will increase investment in local commune fund and trust fund, which is significantly higher than the 15 percent in the fourth quarter last year.

31 percent of them plan to expand investment in residential property in the first quarter of 2009 compared with the 22 percent in the fourth quarter last year