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US retail investors regain faith in stocks

By Nicole Bullock in New York

Published: October 25 2009 22:12 | Last updated: October 25 2009 22:12

Investors put more money into US equities than they took out last week, in what might mark the end of a retreat by individual investors that began more than two months ago.

Mutual funds that invest in US stocks saw inflows of $198m, excluding exchange traded funds, according to Lipper FMI. The net inflow was small, but it caught the attention of market observers since these funds have seen outflows in all but one week since early August.

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