According to Bank of America, inflow of money into stock market last week was the highest since 2017. Looks like, investors do not believe in possible restrictions due to the spread of COVID-19.
Last week, with 29 November to 3 December, stock volatility rises on news of new omicron strain. During this period, the index S&P 500 fell by 1,2%, Dow Jones — на 0,9%, Nasdaq - on 2,6%. Already at the beginning of this week, 6—December 7, indices rose and exceeded "pre-micron" levels.
As Bank Of America told, who keeps track of his clients' transactions, investors took advantage of the drawdown and invested in stocks. Bought everything: retail investors, institutional investors, as well as hedge funds, who cut positions in the last month.
Net cash inflow for the last trading week was about $7 billion. Half, or 3.4 billion, contributed to the company, who bought up their shares. This is the largest inflow from corporations since March.
Such data confirm, that buyback is one of the market growth drivers. Companies' willingness to buy in a downturn may reassure investors a bit, who are concerned about new strains and tightening policies FED. According to Bloomberg, since the beginning of 2021, US corporations have announced buybacks totaling $1.1 trillion. It's three times more, than a year ago.
The influx of money from retail investors was also the largest since February.. Most often, Bank Of America clients bought stocks of sagging technology companies.
