PRINCETON, NJ - Consistent with Gallup’s Consumer Confidence measure and the continued strong performance of the equity market, the Gallup Index of Investor Optimism – a broad measure of investor perceptions – in August hit a new 2009 high of 9. This represents a 12-point increase from July and is the first time the Index has been positive since June 2008. The Index has improved by 73 points from February’s -64 reading – its lowest level since its inception in October 1996.

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