Investor confidence remains low as concerns over UK stock market grow
Boring Money’s Investor Confidence Index remained at 46 in September. This means it has yet to recover after falling 6% from 52 to 46 in August.
5 Oct, 2026
Confidence in the UK and investors’ personal finances improved slightly over the month. Net sentiment towards the UK economy rose from -33.4 in August to -28.4 in September, while personal finances rose 28.4 to 31. However, sentiment towards the UK stock market moved in the opposite direction, falling from 11.4 to 3.6.
22% of fund investors made changes to their investments in September, in line with the proportion seen over the previous three months. Of those who made changes, 21% reduced their exposure to equities, up from 12% in August.
Boring Money CEO Holly Mackay comments:
Notes to editors
The Boring Money Investor Confidence Index is published monthly and tracks sentiment among UK fund investors aged 18 and over across four measures: the investor's personal financial situation, the UK economy, and the outlook for both global stock markets and the FTSE 100. The index has been tracked quarterly since 2020, with a sample size of between 1,500 and 1,614 respondents per quarter. The Index began in April 2026, with sample sizes of 500+ each month.
