There is also a 24% decline in transactions compared to 2021.
The lively turmoil that reigned on the financial markets in 2022 did not deter the French from the stock market. 1.5 million individual investors carried out at least one transaction (purchase or sale) on shares last year, according to the AMF. This figure is down slightly from 2021, when 1.6 million individuals were active on the stock market. With a CAC 40 (dividends reinvested) down 6.7%, the context was less buoyant than the previous year, when the index jumped 31.9%.
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“The French were still numerous to intervene on the stock market, which is good news for their savings and for the financing of our economy, notes Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, President of the AMF. In the medium and long term, investing in shares remains the most attractive investment for building up savings and financing one’s lifelong projects. »In 2022, the AMF identified 195,000 “new” investors. In total, in four years, more than 1.3 million savers have arrived on the equity markets. If they agree to take risks on part of their savings, the French take care to protect their woolen stockings. The outstanding amount of savings accounts A and sustainable development and solidarity savings accounts (LDDS) thus climbed by 40 billion euros in 2022, a record since 2012. The outstanding amount thus reached 509.7 billion euros. The rise in wage rates played a full role. Still at its lowest level of 0.5% a year ago, the Livret A passbook rate doubled for the first time on 1er February 2022 then again on 1er August, to reach 2%, the consequence of a calculation formula integrating inflation, which literally soared last year.