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Euro zone sentiment turns positive for first time in over two years
Euro zone sentiment turned positive for the first time in more than two years in September as investors welcomed the end of the bloc's recession and became increasingly upbeat about their current situation and outlook, a survey showed on Monday. Sentix research group said its index tracking investor sentiment in the euro zone swung to +6.5 points, its highest level since May 2011, from -4.9 points in August. The reading, which beat a Reuters poll for a rise to -2.8, was the first one in positive territory since July 2011. "This is the second strongest rise of the indicator since its start in 2003," Sentix analyst ... (full story)