Investors continue to seek value in changing market conditions, says Barclays Stockbrokers.

With the FTSE fluctuating in and out of bear market territory, investor confidence remains, with many investors seeing a buying opportunity.  

Henk Potts, equity strategist at Barclays Stockbrokers, says, ‘Rising inflation, sky-high oil prices and falling house prices, along with weak consumer and business confidence surveys, are all conspiring to reduce economic growth prospects and push markets lower.

‘However, against a backdrop of cheap valuations, we still believe that long-term investors will benefit from exposure to shares. Therefore, it’s good to see that a significant majority of our self-directed investors are seeing the current short-term volatility as an opportunity.’