A report released by the Conference Board on Tuesday showed an unexpected improvement in U.S. consumer confidence in the month of August.
The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index surged up to 133.4 in August from an upwardly revised 127.9 in July. Economists had expected the index to dip to 126.8 from the 127.4 originally reported for the previous month.
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