Optimism still high among Asian investors

Asian investors remain upbeat for the first quarter of 2010, despite their reduced confidence in the US economy. That may be reflected in increased risk appetite among investors globally. Asian investor sentiment improved slightly from the third to the fourth quarter of last year, according to the ING Investor Dashboard Sentiment Index survey. The index registered 147 for Q4 2009, a 3.5% rise from 142 in Q3, but a smaller increase than in the previous two quarters. Investor sentimen…