But only small investors have shown an interest in buying the company so far.

American investors have shown the potential of the retirement market.

Before yesterday, individual investors showed little interest in the shares, he said.

With reconciliation working in the Government, private investors are showing some interest.

And as a group, those investors are showing a willingness to take on more risk.

As a result, some investors have shown renewed faith in the nation's 13th-largest bank.

But investors showed strong demand for issues with high credit ratings.

Perhaps more important, investors are showing signs of greater optimism.

One reason, he said, is that institutional investors will show greater demand for the shares.

Even as individuals went in, institutional investors showed signs of pulling back.