Eurozone consumer confidence improved for a second straight month in October to its highest level in three months, preliminary data from European Commission showed Friday.
The flash consumer confidence index climbed to -8 from -8.2 in September. The latest reading was the strongest since July, when the score was -7.9.
Meanwhile, consumer confidence was broadly unchanged in the EU with the index shedding a modest 0.1 points to reach -6.5.
The final reading for both regions will be released along with the overall economic sentiment data on October 28.
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